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eaking likenesses of Colonel John S. Mosby, the famous Confederate independent leader and his followers — chiefly sons of gentlemen attracted to his standard by the daring nature of his operations. His almost uniform success, with the spirit of romance which surrounded his exploits, drew thousands of recruits to his leadership. Usually his detachments were small--twenty to eighty men. The names and locations in the group are as follows: Top row, left to right: Lee Herverson, Ben Palmer, John Puryear, Tom Booker, Norman Randolph, Frank Raham; second row: Parrott, John Troop, John W. Munson, Colonel John S. Mosby, Newell, Necly, Quarles; third row: Walter Gosden, Harry T. Sinnott, Butler, Gentry. Fairfax Court House, after Mosby's capture of Stoughton If you had said Mosby to the Federal cavalrymen that this picture shows loitering before Fairfax Court House in June, 1863, they might have gnashed their teeth in mortification; for only a couple of months before, the daring Confed
the killed already given by us, we have the following: Capt Robert Jones, 1st S C; Serg't John Johnstone, 6th Va; Privates Robt Simmons, 3d Va; G E Westcott, 10th Va; Upshur Manning, 12th Va; A E Dornim, Moorman's battery; J Kent Longhorn, Wise Troop;-- Preston, 2d Va cavalry. The following is a partial list of those who are wounded: Col Butler, 1st S C, leg amputated; Captain Farley, Stuart's staff, leg amputated; Capt White, Stuart's staff; Lieut N Richardson, 10th Va Lieut C G Shumate, 6th Va; Lieut R W Allen, 6th Va; Lieut John Puryear, 3d Va; Major M D Ball, 11th Va, slightly; Capt Andrews, 2d N C; Lieut Blessingame, 2d N C; Sergt J M Durrett, 10th Va; Serg't John Mason, 10th Va; Corp'l B C Brown, 10th Va. Among the names of officers given as captured are Lieut-Col Wm H Payne, 4th Va, and Capt Rich, of Young's regiment. We had no Colonels killed, except Cols. Williams and Hampton. Col. Green, who was at first reported among the slain, was not injured.