Dedication: Jeff Smith with Virgil Carrington "Pat" Jones and Jim Moyer at Mr. Jones' house in Fairfax County, 1998. This website is dedicated to the memory of Virgil Carrington "Pat" Jones and Jim Moyer, two giants in the field of Mosby research, both of whom passed away in the autumn of 1999. Pat Jones' seminal work, Ranger Mosby, first published in 1944 played an essential role in ensuring that Col. Mosby's contributions to the Confederate war effort would be properly understood and appreciated. It was the first significant work on Mosby to be published since the Colonel's own memoirs were published posthumously in 1917. Mosby descendants kindly gave Mr. Jones access to their records and consented to interviews. Had he not written this information down, it probably would have lost to posterity forever. Jim Moyer's guidebook to Mosby's Confederacy is unfortunately out of print and copies are hard to come by. Mr. Moyer made a substantial contribution in researching and mapping out the areas in which the 43rd battalions raids and other significant events took place, and in organizing and narrating the annual Mosby Bus Tour. He also co-authored the five volume set of "Mosby Vignettes" with fellow Mosby historian Tom Evans. These are privately published and are available through Mr. Evans (see bookstore for information)

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