Major John S. Mosby

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:J.E.B._Stuart
gptkbp:birthDate December 6, 1833
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Powhatan_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children John_S._Mosby_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
gptkbp:deathDate May 30, 1916
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:famousFor Hit-and-run tactics
Guerrilla warfare tactics
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Trevilian Station
Battle of Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:hasWritten Civil War experiences
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol_of_Confederate_resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major John S. Mosby
gptkbp:influenced Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkbp:involvedIn Civilian_affairs_post-war
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
Intelligence gathering
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Mosby’s_Rangers
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Gray Ghost
The Wizard of the Saddle
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:postWarCareer Lawyer
Politician
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:reputation Daring raider
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
U.S._consul_in_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861–1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pauline_Mosby
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Mosby's_War_Reminiscences_and_Stuart's_Cavalry