John S. Mosby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate Army officer
Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1833
Place of Birth: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 30-May-1916
Profession: lawyer, military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John S. Mosby
- John Singleton Mosby (December 6, 1833 – May 30, 1916), also known by his nickname, the "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War.
- His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's Rangers or Mosby's Raiders, was a partisan ranger unit noted for its lightning-quick raids and its ability to elude Union Army pursuers and disappear, blending in with local farmers and townsmen.
- The area of northern central Virginia in which Mosby operated with impunity was known during the war and ever since as Mosby's Confederacy.
- After the war, Mosby became a Republican and worked as an attorney, supporting his former enemy's commander, U.S.
- President Ulysses S.
- Grant.
- He also served as the American consul to Hong Kong and in the U.S.
- Department of Justice.
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