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Mosby's Rangers Disband
Rectortown Rd,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 52' 3.004032",
-77° 51' 19.495224"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Unable to extend a truce with the Union army, Col. John S. Mosby assembled his command, the 43d Battalion Virginia Cavalry, in a field just west of here on 21 Apr. 1865. As Mosby sat astride his horse, his final order was read aloud. It stated in part: I have summoned you together for the last time. The vision we cherished of a free and independent country has vanished, and that country is now the spoil of a conqueror. I disband your organization in preference to surrendering to our enemies. Strong men wept. This was the end of Mosby's Rangers.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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