Talk:Littleberry Mosby

Confused military record
This article is a bit confused about Littleberry Mosby's military service. I've never heard of the guy before, but a few Google Book searches tells me that some of the details are wrong here. These are understandable errors, since many people today don't know the distinction between army service and militia service.


 * Mosby was in a Georgia regiment of the Continental Army when captured
 * He was called up by Jefferson to serve in the Virginia militia after that
 * He was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia during the War of 1812
 * He was therefore never in the US Army

This means that Mosby's military service was primarily of the part-time (i.e. militia) variety. Soldiering was something he did during a crisis, but it was not his profession. Presumably he had a full time occupation (like farmer or lawyer or something) that is not mentioned in the article, but should be. —Kevin Myers 03:53, 15 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for helping to clear that up. I'll go back and double-check my hard-copy sources when I get a chance to make sure they match this, and also to see if I can find any mention of another profession. cmadler (talk) 19:32, 15 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Cool. It would be interesting to learn more about what he did during the War of 1812 too. —Kevin Myers 01:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Relation to John S Mosby?
Given their same surname and physical proximity, I'm curious as to the possible familiar relationship between him and John S Mosby, the Confederate partisan ranger. CsikosLo (talk) 17:30, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

I am also curious about the potential relationship between Littleberry Mosby's lieutenant, Horatio Turpin, and John S Mosby's "target," George R. Turpin. It's hard to believe these are all coincidences, although they may be. CsikosLo (talk) 19:31, 7 February 2018 (UTC)