    
Title: Rebel Raiders Surprised Federal Troopers Description: Rebel raiders of John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833-May 30, 1916), 43rd Battalion of the 1st Virginia Cavalry, are surprised in 1864 by Federal troopers, who reclaim a captured Union wagon train of supplies that Mosby's partisan rangers had earlier taken; Mosby, known as the "Gray Ghost," successfully raided Union supply trains and destroyed Federal depots and railway tracks, becoming so vexing to Federal commanders that a price was put on his head; some of his men were executed at guerrillas, but when Mosby retaliated with the same tactics, such executions ceased; Category: American Civil War Keywords: American Civil War, Confederate cavalry, horses, partisans, raiders, raids, rangers, supply trains, wagons, War Against the South: War Between the States, War for the South, War for the Southern Confederacy, War for the Union, War of the Rebellion. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2100 x 1150 (2.41 MPixels) (1.83) Print Size: 17.8 x 9.7 cm; 7.0 x 3.8 inches File Size: 6.94 MB (7,274,668 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000375495 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
