Mosby's command wiped out one of the pseudo units wearing Confederate uniforms in 1864 or 1865. If I recall correctly they were called Blazer's Scouts and they were armed with Spencer rifles or carbines, the first magazine-fed repeaters in the history of the U.S. Army. When Mosby had a grudge his pay-back was the proverbial you-know-what. Years ago I read that Mosby is the only pre-World War II guy in the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame.

It's ironic in a way because Mosby was a skinny short guy, he probably couldn't have passed a modern Army PT test. His own sense of personal vulnerability led him to use his brain rather than his brawn when he planned combat operations. He was the scout whose reconnaissance made J.E.B. Stuart's ride around McClellan's Army of the Potomac possible in 1862. Stuart's confidence in him is what enabled Mosby to have a command and start his unconventional operations outside of Washington in 1863.