The Mosby Bookstore at Amazon.com Books about John Singleton Mosby and the 43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion: Ranger Mosby by Virgil Carrington Jones (1987, first published 1944) Amazon Price: $12.71 Buy this book! Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders by Virgil Carrington Jones, (1988 reprint, foreword by Bruce Catton) Amazon Price: $12.71 Buy this book! Mosby's Confederacy: A Guide to the Roads and Sites of Colonel John Singleton Mosby by Thomas J. Evans, James M. Moyer, Virgil Carrington Jones Amazon Price: $10.47 (sale!) Buy this book! Gray Ghost : The Life of Colonel John Singleton Mosby by James A. Ramage (1999) Amazon Price: $21.00 Buy this Book! Mosby's Rangers by Jeffry D. Wert (reprint edition, 1991) Amazon Price: $11.90 Buy this Book! Rebel : The Life and Times of John Singleton Mosby by Kevin H. Siepel, (1997 - foreword by former Sen. Eugene McCarthy) Amazon Price: $13.56 Buy this Book! Books BY John Singleton Mosby: Mosby's Memoirs : The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby by John S. Mosby, (edited by James O. Tate, 1995 Southern Classics Series) Amazon Price: $11.96 Buy this Book! Mosby's War Reminiscences: Stuart's Cavalry Campaigns by John S. Mosby (1997 reprint, takes 3-5 weeks to ship) Amazon Price: $11.01 Buy this Book! (no cover picture available) Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign by John S. Mosby (1987 reprint. Out of print, but generally ships in 4-6 weeks) Amazon Price: $30.00 Buy this Book! All Amazon Sales through this site receive a commission from Amazon.com which goes to advance the work of The Oreo Foundation in supporting living history. Non-Amazon Books: 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Mosby's Command by Hugh C. Keen and Horace Mewborn (author's bio.) is the most comprehensive source for compiled information on the campaigns of the 43rd which includes a revised roster with biographical information where available, in alphabetical index format at the back of the book. A MUST for every 43rd Battalion researcher. WHY doesn't Amazon carry it?? The book is part of the Virginia Regimental Histories series, published by M.E. Howard, Inc., it is available from the publisher and selected bookstores. Publisher: M.E. Howard, Inc. website Mosby's Fighting Parson: The Life and Times of Sam Chapman by Peter A. Brown is a fascinating study of Ranger Sam Chapman and his brother Lt. Col. William Chapman, and unlike previous histories of Mosby's command contains considerable material on the detachment under Willam Chapman sent to the Northern neck in January -March, 1865. Publisher: Willow Bend Books website -- website loads slowly, so be patient Mosby Vignettes: This classic series of large format soft cover books of ca. 100 pages each was started by Tom Evans and the late Jim Moyer, now being continued by Don Hakenson and Gregg Dudding at Tom Evan's request. They contain previously unpublished photographs, history tidbits and local lore about Mosby's command. Now available for purchase via Don Hakenson's website. Volume I -- by Tom Evans and Jim Moyer Subjects include: Fairfax Courthouse raid, Mosby's low point at Loudoun Heights, the valley executions, various newspaper accounts about Colonel Mosby, and more. Volume II -- by Tom Evans and Jim Moyer Subjects include: The ride around McClellan, the Chickahominy Raid Scouts, Quaker Sam Means, the April Fool Fight, a special tour of the Chickahominy Raid and more. Volume III -- by Tom Evans and Jim Moyer Subjects include: Mosby skirmishes at Ewell's Chapel and Duffield Station; the recollections of Mosby Ranger Lemuel Corbin, various stories of other Mosby Rangers, the Brent brothers, the California Hundred of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry and more. Volume IV -- by Tom Evans and Jim Moyer Subjects include: a story about Lieutenant Thomas Turner, more stories on Mosby men, the saga of Lieutenant McMaster's who was gunned down by Mosby's men near Front Royal, the history of the Mosby monument, Yankee Davis from Loudoun County, Mosby early reunions, the lottery at Rectortown and more. Volume V -- by Tom Evans and Jim Moyer Subjects include: short stories on Colonel Mosby, the story of bringing Ranger William Overby back to Georgia, a salute to Colonel Don Stumbo, the Yankee Mosbys, other Mosby related activities and more. Volume VI - by Don Hakenson and Gregg Dudding Subjects include: a story written by Colonel John S. Mosby on “Why I fought for Virginia,” published in 1911, and a story written by Virgil Carrington “Pat” Jones about the fight at Arundel’s Tavern on April 10, 1865, plus stories on the Mosby fights at Fairfax Station and Mrs. Howards House (or Gooding’s Tavern). There are vignettes on Jackson’s Raincoat and its connection with a Mosby Ranger; Frank Stringfellow the scout and his fight at Widow Violett’s House;and the military career and death of Napoleon the spy, plus some previously unpublished Mosby family pictures. Published by the Authors: $21 per volume Available via Don Hakenson's website This Forgotten Land: A Tour of Civil War Sites and Other Historical Landmarks South of Alexandria, Virginia by Don Hakenson. Hard cover, color photographs and maps Mosby historian Don Hakenson's excellent book on the Civil War history of the Franconia / Telegraph Road area includes much information on Mosby's activities in the area. Publisher: Don Hakenson, cost $41 Rough Riding Scout: The Story of John W. Mobberly by Richard Crouch. Biography of John Mobberly, an independent partisan ranger operating in northern Loudoun County, who also rode with Mosby. Publisher: Elden Editions; cost $12, softcover Bookshops With Mosby-Related Items: Guidon Books also offers the Mewborn & Keen Book, as does Clayton Thompson, a bookseller in NC, and Clio's History Bookshop (P.O. Box 168, 103 Loudoun St SW, Leesburg VA 22075, 703-777-1815) run by Jason Duberman, who attended the Mosby Heritage Area conference. Clio's History Bookshop also carries several memoirs of Mosby's men reprinted a few years ago that are now hard to find, including the must-have James J. Williamson book "Mosby's Rangers" reprinted by Time Life in the mid 1980's, the John Scott memoirs "Partisan Life with Colonel John S. Mosby", the John W Munson memoirs, "Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerilla", Col. Mosby's own books, and the series of Mosby's letters reprinted by the Stuart Mosby Society. (Note: their online catalogue does NOT include their extensive Civil War offerings -- call or write for a written catalogue. The Williamson book is also available online via the Fredericksburg National Battlefield Park's bookstore for $25 Books digitized on CD Rom: ResearchOnline.net offers digitized versions on CD Rom of the memoirs of 43rd Battalion members John Munson, John Alexander, Dr. Aristides Montiero and Colonel Mosby's War Remiscences and his book on Stuart's Cavalry campaigns. Each CD is $15. The Montiero work and Col. Mosby's memoirs are also available for free reading online (see below) and Munson's memoirs have been reprinted and are available from Clio's History Bookshop (above). However, we are not aware of another source of the Alexander memoirs, reprinted by Butternut press, but we believe currently out of print. Books to Read FREE Online Mosby's Memoirs (includes pictures) are also available at UNC's "Documenting the American South" series website Mosby's Memoirs and Stuarts' Cavalry Campaigns Ranger John Alexander's Memoirs, Mosby's Men(1907) Aristides Montiero's Memoirs Ranger John Munson's memoirs, Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerilla(1906) Magazine Articles: Horace Mewborn is doing a series on Mosby's campaigns, related to recommended driving tours of Mosby's Confederacy for Blue and Gray magazine. Click here to order back issues
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