Mosby

[John Stanton]

To 6 star - "Legendary Laura" -Post #16. (I like to twist Lioness' tails, too.) (It's like the tricks that we pulled on our Teachers.) I wish I could answer you with one line, like your question, but I can't. I do not recall where (or if) Tidwell specifically describes, in one place, the "Security Force" that was organized to protect the "Secret Line". On page 392 of C. R. he says "... the 15th VA Cav... had contributed a substantial number of men to the "Security Force". This info is not indexed. I mentioned another member of the 15th being in King George, and actually helping Booth, in that article that you put in the Courier about Booth at Cleydael - John L. Crismomd. Also shown therein, was a suggested working relationship between Mason and Crismond. From all this, I concluded that Mason was not "with" Mosby, but was reacting to orders given to the "Security Force", to notify Mosby when Booth arrived. The Rappahannock River was being watched closely, from Port Royal to Fredericksburg, because no one knew where Booth would cross. Interestingly, this Security Force continued to operate on into May '65, and the group surrendered in May at the King George Courthouse.
I am searching for that roster. It may have been a large group, because it took two days to complete.
Do you want cites for the presence of Mason "on the Ferry Boat with Booth"?