Mosby Letter

[PaigeBooth]

During my visit to the American Civil War Museum of the Confederacy, one artifact on display really caught my attention: A letter written by John Mosby in 1904. Although I have always understood that the Gray Ghost served during the war in defense of the Confederacy, I learned from Mosby's original letter ( which was on display ) that he also believed that the South went to war because of slavery. Slavery, he explained in his letter, was "the thing we quarreled with the north about" and that he had "never heard of any other cause of quarrel than slavery"

I thought this was quite interesting and wanted to share. Attached is a picture I took of the kiosk explaining the letter.