unsigned, with Southern imprint of Stanton & Butler, Baltimore. No evidence of revenue stamp on verso. Virginia's premier partisan ranger attained the rank of colonel, 1st Virginia Cavalry leaving a trail of havoc and frustrated Union commanders in his wake. The stuff of legend, the "Gray Ghost" is still revered in the Valley to this day with the locals pointing out his many hiding spots and assembly points. Mosby refused to surrender at the end of the war and simply disbanded his rangers. Afterward, he befriended U.S. Grant and held a series of government posts thanks to his mentor and former foe. Provenance: Civil War Archive of Captain Absalom K. Simonton, 4th N.C. Condition: Albumen chipped upper left on soiled mount, G with rounded corners.
unsigned, with Southern imprint of Stanton & Butler, Baltimore. No evidence of revenue stamp on verso. Virginia's premier partisan ranger attained the rank of colonel, 1st Virginia Cavalry leaving a trail of havoc and frustrated Union commanders in his wake. The stuff of legend, the "Gray Ghost" is still revered in the Valley to this day with the locals pointing out his many hiding spots and assembly points. Mosby refused to surrender at the end of the war and simply disbanded his rangers. Afterward, he befriended U.S. Grant and held a series of government posts thanks to his mentor and former foe. Provenance: Civil War Archive of Captain Absalom K. Simonton, 4th N.C. Condition: Albumen chipped upper left on soiled mount, G with rounded corners.
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