Mosby's Confederacy

[tmh10]

The Mosby Heritage Area is located about one hour's drive west of Washington, D.C., and is bound by the Bull Run Mountains to the east, the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west, the Potomac River to the north and the Rappahannock River to the south. It encompasses the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier, Clarke, Warren and part of Prince William, some 1,800 square miles (4,700 km2). This unique area of the country consists of gently rolling hills, cool deciduous forests, lively winding creeks and broad rambling rivers. Accented by stunning vistas and an abundance of open space, the region is crisscrossed by scenic byways and historic thoroughfares once used by Native Americans, early settlers and soldiers.

Portions of Evergreen Mill Road in Leesburg, in the heart of the Heritage Area, were once part of the historic Old Carolina Road, one of the most-used Colonial roadways in Virginia. That road originally functioned as a north-south migration route for Native Americans, who also followed the buffalo along what is now U.S. Route 50 (John S. Mosby Highway). Route 50 and Braddock Road in Colonial times were the main east-west corridors linking the port city of Alexandria to Winchester.

During the Civil War the area was known as Mosby's Confederacy. The charismatic Mosby and his regiment of partisans were known for their daring raids behind Union lines, and for ambushing Union supply depots, transport lines, and troops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosby_Heritage_Area_Association
http://www.mosbyheritagearea.org/

 

[ole]

The Mosby Heritage Area is located about one hour's drive west of Washington, D.C., and is bound by the Bull Run Mountains to the east, the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west, the Potomac River to the north and the Rappahannock River to the south. It encompasses the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier, Clarke, Warren and part of Prince William, some 1,800 square miles (4,700 km2). This unique area of the country consists of gently rolling hills, cool deciduous forests, lively winding creeks and broad rambling rivers. Accented by stunning vistas and an abundance of open space, the region is crisscrossed by scenic byways and historic thoroughfares once used by Native Americans, early settlers and soldiers.

Portions of Evergreen Mill Road in Leesburg, in the heart of the Heritage Area, were once part of the historic Old Carolina Road, one of the most-used Colonial roadways in Virginia. That road originally functioned as a north-south migration route for Native Americans, who also followed the buffalo along what is now U.S. Route 50 (John S. Mosby Highway). Route 50 and Braddock Road in Colonial times were the main east-west corridors linking the port city of Alexandria to Winchester.

During the Civil War the area was known as Mosby's Confederacy. The charismatic Mosby and his regiment of partisans were known for their daring raids behind Union lines, and for ambushing Union supply depots, transport lines, and troops.

http://civilwartalk.com/forums/civil-war-history-general-discussion.86/create-thread

http://www.mosbyheritagearea.org/

Very much like Forrest's Confederacy, but on a smaller scale.

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

The Mosby Heritage Area Association deserves kudos for the outstanding work it has done preserving land and ensuring that history is properly interpreted. It also puts on my favorite event each year, the annual Middleburg Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War, which is normally held the first weekend of October. Friday night includes two speakers. Saturday is a full day of speakers, and then Sunday is a tour. The program is always a first-class production, and it benefits an extremely worthy cause--the MHAA.

This year's topic is the first day at Gettysburg. Speakers include Gary Gallagher, Bob Krick, Chris Stowe, and Wayne Motts. Here's a link to this year's event brochure: http://www.mosbyheritagearea.org/ConferenceBrochure2014.pdf

It's well worth attending and is always a great value for the cost involved. If you haven't attended it in the past, do yourself a favor and try to catch this year's conference. I doubt you will be disappointed.

 

[ole]

Pick a side. Any side. Mosby was a man to be reckoned with. Took an entire army to suppress him, and then not entirely. Same as Forrest. Mosby was just the eastern thorn.

 

[tmh10]

Pick a side. Any side. Mosby was a man to be reckoned with. Took an entire army to suppress him, and then not entirely. Same as Forrest. Mosby was just the eastern thorn.

Mosby was one of the most interesting characters of the war. After the war he was able to deal with it and contributed to the new Union, serving under Grant.