Nabataea
Nabataea , ancient kingdom of Arabia, south of Edom, in present-day Jordan. It flourished from the 4th cent. BC to AD 106, when it was conquered by Rome. The history of Nabataea consists mainly of the struggle to control the trade routes between Asia and the Mediterranean. Petra , the capital city, is noted for its unique rock-cut monuments, tombs, and temples.
Bibliography: See study by J. I. Lawlor (1974).
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Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby
Magazine article from: The Arkansas Historical Quarterly; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby. By James A. Ramage. (Lexington...volume is, "Oh, no! Not another Mosby chronicle!" By now there are...Ramage's masterful examination of John Singleton Mosby's life is undoubtedly...
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Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Gray Ghost: The Life of Col. John Singleton Mosby. By James A. Ramage. (Lexington...Rebel Raider: The Life of General John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Ky...Confederate cavalryman. John S. Mosby stands among the best of the Confederacy...
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Rebel.(Rebel: The Life and Times of John Singleton Mosby)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 9/1/2008; 460 words
; Rebel John Singleton Mosby Bison Books c/o University of Nebraska Press 1111 Lincoln Mall...a fierce and zealous warrior. "Rebel: The Life and Times of John Singleton Mosby" is the life story of an unsung hero. When the civil war kicked...
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Will the real John Singleton Mosby please stand up?
Magazine article from: Military Images; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; My friend John Sickles sent us a print of the image you...know if this could possibly be a young John Mosby, the famed "Gray Ghost of the Confederacy...at eight images in "The Many Faces of John Mosby" in Time-Life's Civil War volume...
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The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and...PERHAPS no moment epitomized the career of John Singleton Mosby more completely than his capture of Union...infamous Stoughton, "did you ever hear of Mosby?" Stoughton rolled over, "Yes, have...
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The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...and lingering fascination with John Singleton Mosby, a Confederate cavalry colonel known as the "Gray Ghost." Mosby commanded a small ragtag force...Caudill, drawn to a mythic idea of Mosby, attempt to sort out the "complex...
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Adventure, romance around Mosby's Rock.(B)(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Historical Marker will be dedicated for Mosby's Rock.(spade)The inscription...the frequent gatherings of Col. John Singleton Mosby's partisan Rangers at this favorite...dedication was highly valued by Mosby and by his boss, Maj. Gen. Jeb...
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Hunt for Mosby was similar to `Moby Dick'.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/4/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...s most notorious soldiers, the wily John Singleton Mosby. At the time, Melville hardly enjoyed...defend Washington from attacks by Col. Mosby and his band of guerrillas. By April 1864, Mosby's men had become famous for raids against...
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Mosby's raiders hit Union supply lines; Guerrillas plunder train with help of expensive howitzer.(ARTS & CULTURE)(THE CIVIL WAR)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...partisan rangers such as Maj. John Singleton Mosby's elusive band, the rear-area...Gen. J.E.B. Stuart advised Mosby on April 26, 1863, that the quasi...feasible, Stuart continued, if Mosby struck the rail line "far enough...
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'Gray Ghost' Mosby Rides Again in the Name of Heritage
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...The horse-riding man represents Col. John Singleton Mosby. For two years during the Civil War, the...federal command as a terrorist. The image of Mosby astride his horse and the words "Mosby Heritage Area" appear on 14 large signs...
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John Singleton Mosby
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Singleton Mosby , 1833-1916, Confederate partisan leader...Va., when the Civil War broke out. Mosby served brilliantly in the cavalry under...Russell, ed., The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby (1917, repr. 1969); biographies...
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Mosby, John Singleton
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Mosby, John Singleton (1833–1916) Confederate...born in Powhatan County, Virginia. Mosby led a cavalry unit in guerrilla operations...behind Union lines in northern Virginia. Mosby and his rangers provided Robert E. Lee...
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Guerrilla Warfare
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...During the Civil War , the outnumbered Confederate forces featured several guerrilla leaders, including Col. John Singleton Mosby and Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest . A particularly fierce guerrilla war was waged in the border states of Kansas...
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solid South
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
solid South the politically united Southern states of America, traditionally regarded as giving unwavering electoral support to the Democratic Party. The phrase was used in 1876 in a letter by the former Confederate general John Singleton Mosby (1833–1916).
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