Field Trips

The Life and Times of Colonel John S. Mosby

October 19, 2013

John Singleton Mosby was one of the great characters of his era. He, like many fellow citizens, was drawn reluctantly into the War Between the States; and, like some others from that period, became famous -- or infamous, depending on your point of view -- as a result his wartime activities.

The tour includes numerous Mosby-related sites in Warrenton, Va. including:

•  His family's post-war home in Warrenton
•  Train depot where someone shot at him in 1877
•  The Beckham House, where Capt. Mosby brought the newly-captured Gen. Edwin Stoughton in March 1863
•  The Mosby Monument in Court House Square
•  The Barbershop where Mosby was nearly captured in May 1863
•  Mosby family gravesite and Memorial Wall to Name the Fallen.

Afternoon sites include several in the Marshall and Rectortown areas, Atoka
and Middleburg:

•  The disbanding site of the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, in April 1865
•  Site of Mosby's debate with former Confederate general Eppa Hunton in August 1872, with Mosby debating for Ulysses Grant and Hunton debating for Horace Greely
•  Woodward's Store, an unofficial Mosby headquarters
•  Site of the Death Lottery in November 1864
•  Site of the Fight at Five Points
•  The Caleb Rector House, where Captain Mosby swore in his first officers for the newly-created Co. A, 43rd Battalion, on June 10, 1863
•  The Hathaway House, where Mosby climbed onto a tree limb to escape capture by New York cavalry in May 1863 -- and the tree is still living!

You will pass through Middleburg and see several Mosby-related sites enroute to Aldie Mill and, finally, Mount Zion Church, where Lt. Mosby met his "first 15" and, in July 1864, handily defeated 150 Federal cavalry in classic Mosby fashion. Throughout the tour, you will hear a birth-to-death narrative of John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost of the Confederacy.

 

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COLONEL JOHN S. MOSBY

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Departure from AC MOORE parking lot (Lancaster Shopping Center)

Oregon Pike

Lancaster, PA  17601

7:00am 

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