Award-winning author William Connery will give a presentation on his book Mosby's Raids in Civil War Northern Virginia at the George Mason Regional Library
Wednesday April 16, 2014 at 7:00 pm
7001 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
Contact Erica Hershler: 703-813-6619
The most famous War Between the States name in Northern Virginia, other than General Robert E. Lee, is Colonel John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost of the Confederacy. He stands out among nearly one thousand generals who served in the war, celebrated most for his raids that captured Union general Edwin Stoughton in Fairfax Court House and Colonel Daniel French Dulany in Rose Hill, near Alexandria. By 1864, he was feared partisan guerrilla in the North and a nightmare for Union troops protecting Washington City. After the war, his support for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant forced Mosby to leave his native Virginia for Hong Kong as U.S. consul. A personal mentor to young George S. Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero. Mr. Connery spoke to us recently on his other History Press title: Civil War Northern Virginia 1861.George S. Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero. Mr. Connery spoke to us recently on his other History Press title: Civil War Northern Virginia 1861.
Wednesday April 16, 2014 at 7:00 pm
7001 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
Contact Erica Hershler: 703-813-6619
The most famous War Between the States name in Northern Virginia, other than General Robert E. Lee, is Colonel John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost of the Confederacy. He stands out among nearly one thousand generals who served in the war, celebrated most for his raids that captured Union general Edwin Stoughton in Fairfax Court House and Colonel Daniel French Dulany in Rose Hill, near Alexandria. By 1864, he was feared partisan guerrilla in the North and a nightmare for Union troops protecting Washington City. After the war, his support for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant forced Mosby to leave his native Virginia for Hong Kong as U.S. consul. A personal mentor to young George S. Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero. Mr. Connery spoke to us recently on his other History Press title: Civil War Northern Virginia 1861.George S. Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero. Mr. Connery spoke to us recently on his other History Press title: Civil War Northern Virginia 1861.
