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John S. Mosby was a Confederate cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War, famed for his swift and elusive guerrilla tactics that earned him the nickname “The Gray Ghost.”
Observed surface forms (1)
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| John S. Mosby | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Confederate military officer
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Loudoun and Fauquier counties, Virginia
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Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Powhatan County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
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Mosby’s Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1916-05-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | University of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Department of Justice
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United States Department of State ⓘ |
| familyName | Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Singleton Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| name | John S. Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Gray Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of Mosby’s Rangers
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guerrilla warfare tactics ⓘ swift cavalry raids behind Union lines ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Fairfax Court House raid
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Greenback Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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author ⓘ diplomat ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | U.S. consul to Hong Kong ⓘ |
| professionAfterWar |
U.S. government official
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lawyer ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1865 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1861 ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Pauline Clarke Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
hit-and-run raids
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partisan ranger operations ⓘ |
| wrote | The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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