NF Mosby's Memoirs

[Bruce Vail]

I am a lucky dog and received a belated Christmas present of a copy of Mosby's Memoirs: The Memoirs of Colonel John Singleton Mosby (2006 Barnes & Noble paperback edition of the original published in 1916).

I haven't started reading yet, but plan to start over the weekend.

Is anybody out there familiar with the book and have any comments?

Or just any more general thoughts about Mosby and his career?

 

[Bruce Vail]

This photo portrait of Mosby is dated 1915.

He died May 30, 1916 in a Washington, D.C., hospital where he was being treated for throat cancer. (Born Dec. 6, 1833 down near Richmond, Va.)

This photo looks like it's been doctored up, but purports to show the handsome young Mosby in war time.

 

[TomP]

The book is a great read and I found it invaluable when writing my first book. Not a bad idea to follow it up with one of the good biographies out there on Mosby, just for a little more insight on the man and his activities. Jeff Wert's book is excellent as is James Ramage's.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

I read Ramage's book and it was excellent. I agree with TomP, reading about his life from someone else's point of view is well worth it. Plus, it'll give you a good picture of him as a person.

 

[MTSR4000]

Great book. You'll enjoy it!

 

[civilken]

Mosby's certainly a strange individual and I love reading his memoirs he was by all means quite the individual. I had always thought of Raiders is nothing more than a band of thieves and then I read Mosby what a fascinating person.