The River Ghost

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Yesterday, I read two modern tributes to Thomas Jones, the man who managed to head Booth and Herold across the Potomac, that referred to Jones as the "River Ghost." I had never seen that before.

I wonder if that is a new nickname or if there is a Civil War era precedent? His talents during the war would have earned him (and others) such an accolade (or smear, if you were a Union trooper trying to catch him/them).