Letters of John S. Mosby [manuscript], 1858 and 1897.

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Letters of John S. Mosby [manuscript], 1858 and 1897.

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A letter, 1858 March 17, to "Mr. Martin" concerns five slaves Mosby is selling to James Surget. A letter, 1897 October 3, to John Codman Ropes denies that he and his men committed atrocities during the war and claims that had he served under Napoleon his tactics would have disrupted communications between Blucher and the Duke of Wellington and thwarted their mutual cooperation. He also mentions an accident at the University of Virginia which resulted in the loss of his eye.

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Surget, James, fl. 1858.

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Martin, J., Mr.

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Ropes, John Codman, 1836-1899

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John Codman Ropes (1836-1899), co-founded eminent Boston law firm, Ropes & Gray, in 1865, with John Chipman Gray. Co-author (with John Chipman Gray) of War Letters 1862-1865. Samuel Sidney McClure (1857-1949) editor, published McClure's Magazine in 1903, launched muckraking era. From the description of Letters to S.S. McClure, 1892 September 29, 1894 November 17, 1895 January 23, February 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 58750001 ...

Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916

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John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) of Powhatan County, Va., was a lawyer and Confederate officer. Mosby was educated at the University of Virginia and worked as a lawyer in Washington County, Va., prior to the Civil War. In 1861, Mosby enlisted in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He was eventually promoted to colonel and led the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry. After the war Mosby returned to practicing law in Warrenton, Va., and San Francisco, Calif. He also served at the United States Consul in Ho...