Mosby’s Rangers
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Mosby’s Rangers were a Confederate partisan cavalry unit in the American Civil War, famed for their swift guerrilla raids and ability to disrupt Union operations behind enemy lines.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate partisan cavalry unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Fairfax County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fauquier County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Loudoun County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mosby’s Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosby’s Raiders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaNicknamed | Mosby’s Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Partisan Ranger Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | cavalry ⓘ |
| commander | John Singleton Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1865 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
disruption of Union communications
ⓘ
disruption of Union supply lines ⓘ raids behind Union lines ⓘ |
| equipment |
horses
ⓘ
revolvers ⓘ sabre ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1863 ⓘ |
| hasLeaderRank | lieutenant colonel (John S. Mosby) ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Confederate guerrilla warfare in Virginia ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partisan rangers under Confederate law ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | irregular cavalry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Singleton Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | John Singleton Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ability to evade larger Union forces
ⓘ
capture of Union prisoners and supplies ⓘ swift cavalry raids ⓘ |
| opponent | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
guerrilla cavalry
ⓘ
partisan rangers ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| supportBase | sympathetic civilians in Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| tactics |
disruption of enemy supply lines
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedStrategy |
blending into local civilian population
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operating in small, mobile detachments ⓘ |
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