COLUMBUS, GEORGIA DECEMBER 12, 2024
On the 162nd anniversary of the beginning of the incredibly bloody Battle of Fredericksburg during the War Between The States, a major lawsuit filed to the US Federal Court by Georgia US Armed Forces veterans, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and many others gain astounding momentum to restore Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby's name to the National Ranger Hall of Fame. Hailing from Powhatan County, Virginia, Colonel Mosby would become one of the most distinguished Confederate cavalry commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, earning the nickname the "Gray Ghost" for his ability to conduct devastating lightning raids on Union supply columns, encircling entire divisions and cutting them off from supplies and communications, and vanishing back into the countryside. Mosby's regiment of elite riders were also sharpshooters, able to make consistent hits at extended range with revolver and carbine while at full gallop. Mosby's doctrine of light cavalry tactics would be translated directly into modern armored warfare by General George S. Patton during World War II, who accredits Mosby with being one of his chief mentors at the beginning of his own legendary military career.
In 1992, Colonel John Mosby was among the first group of Rangers to be inducted into the National Ranger Hall of Fame. However in 2023, the garrison commander of Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), took it upon himself to remove the names of Mosby along with other Confederate commanders from the Memorial. The proceedings are ongoing at this moment.
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Take a moment to think about the people in your life who you are willing to risk all to protect. That is why men who wore both blue and gray fought and marched, starved and froze, suffered and endured, and many gave all during the arduous years of 1861-1865. Even more so for the Confederate side because they were legitimately protecting their homes and the places where they and their sweethearts fell in love, from an invasion. The places where they struggled are etched permanently in stone now.
Fredericksburg
Pea Ridge
The Seven Days
Fair Oaks
Vicksburg
Cold Harbor
Yellow Tavern
The Wilderness
Chancellorsville
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Stones River (Murfreesboro)
Manassas (Bull Run)
Gettysburg
Sharpsburg (Antietam)
New Hope Church
And many, many more.
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