Comments on: Book Review: Ranger Mosby by Virgil Carrington Jones http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/03/23/book-review-ranger-mosby-by-virgil-carrington-jones/ steam trains, bluegrass music, low-tech solutions, and hi-tech problems Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: S.P. Gass http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/03/23/book-review-ranger-mosby-by-virgil-carrington-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 S.P. Gass Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:20:13 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/03/23/book-review-ranger-mosby-by-virgil-carrington-jones/#comment-1860 Jessica James, thank you very much for your recommendations. Jessica James, thank you very much for your recommendations.

]]> By: Jessica James http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/03/23/book-review-ranger-mosby-by-virgil-carrington-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 Jessica James Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:42:34 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/03/23/book-review-ranger-mosby-by-virgil-carrington-jones/#comment-1859 This is a great book, and if you become enthralled with Mosby, as I did, try to find a reprint of John Munson's book Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerilla. Munson was only 17 or so when he joined Mosby's band and his first-hand account, written after the war, is both hilarious and touching. I patterned the main character in my Civil War novel, Shades of Gray, after John Mosby - one of the most gallant and romantic figures of the war. There are a number of books out written by Mosby's men, and also more contemporary versions. For a eye-opening account of independent cavalry activities, I highly recommend anything with the name Mosby on it! This is a great book, and if you become enthralled with Mosby, as I did, try to find a reprint of John Munson’s book Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerilla. Munson was only 17 or so when he joined Mosby’s band and his first-hand account, written after the war, is both hilarious and touching.

I patterned the main character in my Civil War novel, Shades of Gray, after John Mosby – one of the most gallant and romantic figures of the war. There are a number of books out written by Mosby’s men, and also more contemporary versions. For a eye-opening account of independent cavalry activities, I highly recommend anything with the name Mosby on it!

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