Mosby's Men

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mosby's_Men
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:43rd_Battalion_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:country gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagedIn guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:famousFor hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:formedIn 1863
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mosby's Men
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Berryville_Wagon_Train_Raid
gptkb:Fairfax_Court_House_Raid
gptkb:Greenback_Raid
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:intelligence_gathering
disrupting Union supply lines
capturing Union soldiers
partisan ranger operations
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Stringfellow
gptkb:James_William_Ames
gptkb:Charles_Russell_Stringfellow
gptkb:William_Thomas_Overby
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:size approximately 1,900 men (at peak)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mosby's_Rangers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6