The New York herald., 1863-08-31
MOSBY'S GUERlLLAS.
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Reported Death of the Chief
Of the Band.
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SKETCH OF AOSBYs LIFE AND OPERATIONS.
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HIS SUCCESSOR In COMMAND,
Co.. Co., 30.
wAHs.wro. yvscros August 10, iss

WAhAHSrOH JNuCJob, AuGues ~, 1909
have Just vsosvsd despatch from vsirfax Station,
saying that i've u Whites gusriliAs captured
that place this forenoon WIN state ,has nosby va
shot twice In bs bowels ssd breast. md that had
bean taken 70 Rchmood. The osvsry thsa brought tbs
prisoners sats that thsy infosmsd ~ tbs sssssas
Of Danssvie ysstsrday that hosby d'sa thai piAos
on Friday ina psoosrs say that they "a no dosbt NE
report, a. be wss pronounced " b. povtsiy veunAA
White the ConfsdssAss ososs Of ihs
railroad.
shsssh er Mosby. Guerrilla Chssk
MAJOR John 8. hosby. chief Of The susr,lla forces
operating In the vicinity Of tbs Alenandria and Orange
Railroad was a native of virginia. and but young
man when no assumed shs Command Of . gucr Ma
pany s captain Operating part of MAJOR General
stuart's rebel cavalry. Tbh company ww but ANAL In
numbers but made up In qocknsss of man@uvre what
lacked in that respect One d The most sacoesHfuI Of
nosbys many dAshns expeditions ths one made INTO
Fairfax Court House during March ast. on which
he captured General stoughion whs surrounded ~
bic forces ,ok him Out Of his bed al nssduarsrs and
carried him on 70 Richmond. A. this Tins he vas Ia
search Of tho Acting General Of Upa osvsIryrohnsI
wyndharn--who had beea called W Washington and %
escaped the trap hosby, however, captured hm A.
sistAot Adatsnt General and his Austrian sld. BAsrn
wordsnsr Ths hand, who but twenty n,os In
ber secured and carried on large number ~ horses be
longing Union ofbcsrs and cavalry u ths time
that ihey secured shs above uAmsd and ah',y ether
prronsvs General rsnart In hS ofcia rspori ana
raj orderp. describes ths fat "unparsiislvi the
war" bu, sinos that tims Knpssrsek. Gsisrroa omsyn
and oshsr~ have thrown such ssssa isto the shade,
shovsy afsss ihas occasion hoshy promoted " tho
rank u major. sod m company With that 81 Csp,sin
white, formed into battaon seeding recruits
the farmers snA shss In shs counties border
Ing along ihs rAroAd iinss 1hsas fssces have bean
Continually sosng uppa shs osssh,r~ d army but
more especially cpsrs,ins sgsnst the oopmnn.oa,,ors
between waShington and tho Army ~
never darns 10 nses vcry iasss orgsSssd force bat
ready To attack trains, kc.. whss aspros~cssd
General ssahs, wbe commanding tho cavalry s thai
vicinity on several cccssons gsvs chase " nosbys
band bot they satscksd thss they
dspsrssd, scattering 10 ali dirsoiioos oaiy IN sgsm
ami organize as some pscooposrtsd point
0Ss Of The reosat ratds hesnys cavalry ws-
made against sasu's train duraS shs pgessss WeaiA
which ooeAsUn be sooeesdsd In capturing sbea AIRY
sutrrs wagoas, several a tbs and part u small
guard. A fofoo oas rcespsars ibs n~a Aad
thsir psopssty. when ts GuesiIlAs ,sd msn,
running nsht, into ambush, and ossssd tbsm sss
ooos,issstay killed and wounded. DsSias tbs ooss~ss
reported thAi hossy r-osl.sA shs vessds fssss
eascis u vhseh he y sappsssd W have d's1.