Mosby's Rangers: Officially designated the Forty Third Battalion of Virginia Cavalry, Mosby's Rangers was a unit of partisan rangers operating in Northern Virginia from the winter of early 1863 until the end of the War Between the States. During that twenty eight month span, the Rangers became the most effective and feared partisan command in the Confederacy. History of the command: More to come, but meanwhile, read our thumbnail history. Who were the original nine men detailed to Mosby by Stuart for the first two weeks of 1863 and the original 15 in the longer term detail assigned on January 18? Regimental Rosters: Regimental rosters for Companies A-H and the artillery company are now online, as is an alphabetical listing of men of the command whose unit is unknown. (The latter includes those who were in the Command before it was formally constituted as the 43rd Battalion and individuals companies were established.) A full alphabetical listing, cross referenced by unit where known, will be added later. Chronology of Raids and Engagements: This section contains a chronological list (not complete as of July 2001) of the key events in the history of the Command, broken out by year. The eventual plan is to produce individual pages on each of the major raids. So far, this has been begun for the 1863 events only, but stay tuned! Their Key Opponents: Links to online resources about some of the Federal units that squared off against Mosby, and their commanders Uniforms, Arms and Accoutrements of Mosby's Rangers: By analyzing the 93 wartime images of men of the Command printed in James J. Williamson's 1896 book "Mosby's Rangers", we've been able to draw some interesting conclusions. This work is in draft form, pending review by a number of experts. However, the preliminary conclusions are now online. The Men of Mosby's Command: Individual Pages: Our eventual aim is to do a one-page mini-website for every man in the command, plus key civilian supporters. Only a few pages have been done so far, but many more are in the works. To read what we have so far, go to the Individual Rangers section. Descendants and researchers have been sending us materials and we are working to get as much of this material online as possible, if you'd like to contribute information or write a bio, please e-mail us at MosbyWeb@aol.com Some Related Materials Online: Operations Reports to General JEB Stuart written by Col. Mosby during the War. (From the CivilWarHome.com site) The Capture of General Stoughton (article by Sheryl Wright Stinchcum on LivingHistoryOnline.com site) Correspondence and Papers relating to Col. Mosby: Description of items in the Eleanor Brockenbrough Library of the Museum of the Confederacy. Online article about mountain Howitzers used in the War, with mention of Mosby's artillery unit.

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