“Gray Ghost” - John Singleton Mosby Shirt Size:Small "Calhoun Sharpshooters" 5th Alabama Battalion

"Calhoun Sharpshooters" 5th Alabama Battalion

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and he received his promotion and general’s star in a ceremony at the Taylor Hotel in Winchester

Jackson appointed him a colonel in the Missouri Militia

“Gray Ghost” - John Singleton Mosby Shirt Size:Small "Calhoun Sharpshooters" 5th Alabama BattalionHistorical Background: The Confederacy had its share of heroic cavalry officers, including J. E. B. Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest, but none had quite the mystique of "The Gray Ghost." John Singleton Mosby was an unlikely hero. Born in 1833 in Powhatan County, Virginia, he was a sickly child and was often picked on at school. Being bullied did not seem to bother Mosby, however, as he had exceptional self confidence, and he learned to fight back at