MOSBY, JOHN. S. (1833-1916). ALS to James Williamson. San Francisco, 16 March 1895. Mosby asks for an update on the publication of Williamson's book, Mosby's Rangers.

One page, 8 x 9 5/8 in.

Mosby expresses his gladness at receiving Williamson's letter and mentions that Ben Palmer showed him a letter from Williamson when Mosby was in Richmond last spring. He then inquires as to the publication date of Williamson's upcoming book: "I look for word to the publication of your book with great interest. When will it appear?"

Mosby then responds to what were likely requests and questions from Williamson: listing the address of Lieutenant William L. Hunter and remarking that he has "never seen any picture of Tom Turner."

James Joseph Williamson (1834-1915) James Joseph Williamson (1834-1915) served as a private in Company A of Mosby's cavalry regiment, giving him first-hand knowledge of the rangers' experience during the war. He kept a diary which proved helpful as he constructed his narrative account published in 1896, Mosby's Rangers: A Record of the Operations of the Forty-Third Battalion of Virginia Cavalry from its Organization to the Surrender. Williamson prefaced the book, in part: "The object of this work is to put in durable form a record of the exciting scenes and events in the career of Mosby's Rangers, in most of which I was an humble actor, and to preserve the memory of the gallant deeds of Colonel Mosby and his brave companions who shed their blood, and of our heroic dead who gave up their lives, in the cause for which we fought."

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

The John Singleton Mosby Collection of Hugh C. Keen

Toning, minor chipping to edges.

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MOSBY, JOHN. S. (1833-1916). ALS to James Williamson. San Francisco, 16 March 1895. Mosby asks for an update on the publication of Williamson's book, Mosby's Rangers.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography

MOSBY, JOHN. S. (1833-1916). ALS to James Williamson. San Francisco, 16 March 1895. Mosby asks for an update on the publication of Williamson's book, Mosby's Rangers.

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