Rare 6.5 x 3.75 albumen photo of an artist's rendition of Mosby's Rangers crossing Snickers Gap, affixed to its original 9.5 x 5.5 mount, captioned on the mount in ink by Mosby, "Mosby's battalion crossing at Snicker's Gap Va., Aug: 12th 1864," and signed on the reverse by Mosby as part of a list of his officers, "Colonel John S. Mosby, Lieutenant Chas. E. Grogan, Captain Sam Chapman, Captain J. W. Foster." In very good to fine condition, with trimming to the edges of the mount.
On August 12, 1864, Mosby crossed the Shenandoah with about 330 men and two small howitzers. Scouts brought in the intelligence that a large train with supplies for Sheridan's Army, with a heavy guard of cavalry and infantry was on its way from Harper's Ferry to Winchester. Their raid on Sheridan's wagon train caught federal troops by surprise, and they succeeded in capturing 200 beef cattle, 500-600 horses, 100 wagons, and 200 soldiers.
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