List, this is a section of one of the stories from 'Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes' by G.W. Cable [1885] which I have transcribed for use at Mike Goad's Civil War website - if you want to read the remainder of this story and many others, please visit his excellent site which includes new material posted daily. It's called "Chronicles of the American Civil War - Anecdotes, Incidents, Articles and Images of the War" and is located at http://cw-chronicles.com/anecdotes/ Also, "Daily Chronicles of the American Civil War" (http://www.cw-chronicles.com/blog/) is where he republishes daily news, diary entries, and other material from the current date in a year during the civil war, currently publishing public domain material from 1863. Linda No Easy Matter. It thus became no easy matter to drive the Rangers from a territory so dear to them, and in which they were befriended by all. On two occasions the entire Federal army operating against General Lee passed through Mosby's Confederacy, and yet his men did not abandon it. They hid themselves in the mountains during the day, and descended upon the enemy at night. They thus observed every movement of the Federal army, and all valuable information was promptly sent to the Confederate general. On one of these occasions, June 17, 1863, Mosby found himself at ten o'clock at night between the infantry and cavalry commands of General Hooker's army. Observing three horses hitched near a house, with an orderly standing by, he left his command with the prisoners already captured, and taking with him three men, rode up to the orderly and was informed by him that the horses belonged to Major William R. Sterling and another officer. In a whisper he said to the orderly: "My name is Mosby. Keep quiet!" The man understood him to say that he (the orderly) was "Mosby," and very indignantly replied: "No, sir, I am as good a Union man as ever walked the earth." "Those are just the sort I am after," said Mosby. Just then the two officers emerged from the house. As they approached, one of the Rangers stretched out his hand to disarm the major. Supposing him to be an acquaintance, Major Sterling offered his hand in return, but was overwhelmed with surprise when informed that he was a prisoner. Upon examination he was found to be the bearer of important despatches from General Hooker to his chief of cavalry, General Pleasonton. These despatches, which developed the contemplated movements of the army and directed the cooperation of the cavalry, were placed in General Stuart's hands by dawn of day. On this and many similar occasions information furnished by the Rangers proved invaluable to the Confederate generals. * transcribed & submitted by Linda C Schmidt, 11 November 2007. MOSBY's "PARTIZAN RANGERS" by A.E. Richards; Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War, G.W. Cable, ed. New York: The Century Co., 1923 [originally published in 1885]; p.108-109.