“Gray Ghost” - John Singleton Mosby Shirt Size:Small killed while attacking Union breastworks

killed while attacking Union breastworks

Jackson appointed him a colonel in the Missouri Militia

Original example within the Confederate Relic Room - Columbia

and he received his promotion and general’s star in a ceremony at the Taylor Hotel in Winchester

“Gray Ghost” - John Singleton Mosby Shirt Size:Small killed while attacking Union breastworksHistorical Background: The Confederacy had its share of heroic cavalry officers, including J. E. B. Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest, but none had quite the mystique of "The Gray Ghost." John Singleton Mosby was an unlikely hero. Born in 1833 in Powhatan County, Virginia, he was a sickly child and was often picked on at school. Being bullied did not seem to bother Mosby, however, as he had exceptional self confidence, and he learned to fight back at