Remembering Herndon's History
Who Was John Singleton Mosby?
On Sunday, March 17, Mosby’s Raid on Herndon Station will be reenacted at 11 a.m and 2 p.m. The Herndon Historical Society and the Herndon Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the event with support from the Town of Herndon.
Much has been written about Mosby’s Raid on Herndon Station, but who exactly was Colonel John Mosby? John Singleton Mosby was born in 1833 in Powhatan County, just west of Richmond, Virginia. He was named after his grandfather, John Singleton. When he was a young boy his family moved to Albemarle County, near Charlottesville. He was a small and sickly child. He was often picked on by school bullies, fighting back but always losing. As an adult he was 5’8” and weighed only about 125 pounds. He enrolled in Hampden-Sydney College in 1847. He left that school after two years and later, in 1850, he enrolled at the University of Virginia. He excelled in literature, Latin, and Greek but struggled with math. After being insulted and threatened by …
Barbara Glakas
6:33 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Please excuse the typo -- it should be Cavalry -- not Calvary! :-) Barbara more ›