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Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Val Mosby retaliated for the murder of six of his men and an unarmed 17 year old boy (Harry Rhodes) who was not a Ranger but went out to "join" them that fateful day. Retaliation was a recognized military option until the 20th Century and Mosby had the permission of both Lee and Seddon to do so. He was also very careful to take men from the commands of Custer and Powell - the officers he...

Quote: Originally Posted by johan_steele I'm a fan of Mosby, I view him in a more favorable light than Forrest in some ways. Both were extrodinary men and neither were geurillas they were soldiers. I agree per se, but I can't say the same about some of the men under them. This is an excerpt from a letter written by Stuart to his brother, in which he refers to a young man named Lownes who wanted to join Mosby's Rangers. Quote: I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Val You misread Mosby. Not at all. Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Val He was speaking of the pass Pauline secured for him. He was not. You are misreading things. In the quote I provided he was talking about the offer of parole at the end of the war--April of 1865. Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Val Grant did parole him, but when Stanton revoked that parole, Grant had no problem with it. In fact, when Lee...

I smell a time-out coming. Ole

There were tons of different cultures in the Civil War. Chinese, Irish, Australian, you name it, they were probably there. However, I will search for a site for you. Whether or not I find one with my meager web surfing skills is to be seen. __________________ Severon, Civil War Researcher.

At the date of my letter to Sheridan, I did not know that any of the condemned men had escaped. I was really glad to hear it, for it increased the moral effect of the act. They could relate in Sheridan's camps the experience they had with Mosby's men. I did not execute any substitutes in their place; my object had been accomplished. If I had been animated by vindictive feelings, I would have let my men shoot or hang their prisoners...

Quote: Originally Posted by ole Outstanding, Buff! simply outstanding. Ole Thanks Ole And here's the list of soldiers from Company A; PRIVATES: Adams, George M. Adams, Josehp H. Allen, Redmon Almond, Thomas S. Almond, William A. Archer, John Avary, William M. Barrett, James Black, Olen D. Blanchard, Leonidas M. Boutel, Albert M. Brown, Jacob Kirby Buchanan, James Burum, Peter G. Carter, Melbourn Castleberry, David T. Chambless, James H....

Quote: Originally Posted by prroh First off . as a relative of poor Harry Rhodes and having done a bit of research, I can say thatyour statement that seven were executed at Front Royal is incorrect. There were six, including the young Rhodes boy who was either a new recruit or a wannabe. It is unclear as he wasn't entered into any muster roll. Custer was not at the executions, he was in the area but troops under his command were also not...

Quote: Originally Posted by dvrmte Lady Val, I could never hope to state the facts as well as you have. Thanks. dvrmte Well w/ gems like Grant owning slaves after Lee... credibility goes right out the window. Do a site search about that particular Lost Cause "fact." I'm a fan of Mosby, I view him in a more favorable light than Forrest in some ways. Both were extrodinary men and neither were geurillas they were soldiers.

St. John Mosby. It has a nice ring to it. And yet more description of the failure of "by the book", because we all know that "the book" was written by people who had no knowledge of anything but pendantic rules. Also, at Sheridan "fighting in the same manner" and thus prevailing. Sheridan failed miserably on just about every occasion he clashed with the AoNVA's cavalry. But...