43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1863–1865
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Partisan_Ranger_Act
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:country gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:disbanded April 21, 1865
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:fate disbanded at the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:formed June 10, 1863
gptkbp:garrison No fixed garrison (operated as irregulars)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy inspired later guerrilla tactics
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
gptkb:Mosby's_Command
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Action_at_Loudoun_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Miskel_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Mount_Zion_Church
gptkb:Berryville_Wagon_Train_Raid
gptkb:Fairfax_Court_House_Raid
gptkb:Greenback_Raid
gptkbp:notableFor guerrilla warfare
blending with civilian population
capturing Union officers and supplies
disrupting Union supply lines
eluding Union pursuit
hit-and-run tactics
legendary status in Southern memory
psychological impact on Union forces
raids behind Union lines
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:John_Underwood
gptkb:A._E._Richards
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Stringfellow
gptkb:William_Henry_Chapman
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Fairfax_County,_Virginia
gptkb:Shenandoah_Valley
Loudoun County, Virginia
gptkbp:role gptkb:Partisan_Rangers
gptkbp:size approximately 1,900 men (at peak)
gptkbp:symbol black flag (sometimes used)
gptkbp:type gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:uniform Confederate gray
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Singleton_Mosby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5