Thomas Jones

[BettyO]

Quote:And while they said Mosby had recently disbanded, essentially wasn't that his modus opperandi?

While the War was essentially over with Lee's surrender, there was still action being carried out in some places, wasn't there? Wouldn't Lincoln's assassination been considered a bit of a game changer? At least, if they didn't want devastating reparations for the South, wouldn't they want to try to clean up the mess and have some control over the fallout?

Mosby never DID surrender. He disbanded his command on April 21, 1865. He was still VERY MUCH in operation in January to late April 1865. Powell was dispatched from Mosby's unit apparently to work with Confederate Operatives/i.e. Booth. Supposedly Mosby was also working with Harney at that time as well. It does seem to be all tied together.