John Mobberly

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John W. Mobberly, also known as John Mobley or Morbly, (C. 1844 April 5, 1865) was a Confederate guerrilla
who operated in the Loudoun Valley and Between the
Hills region of Loudoun County, Virginia during the
American Civil War. He also served as regular soldier
in Elijah V. White's 35th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry,
nicknamed the Comanches. Mobberly is sometimes reported as serving under John Mosby, although this is not
grounded in fact. His legacy is surrounded in controversy
as Federal soldiers and Union sympathizers in Loudoun
County accused him of committing war atrocities, including slave-rustling, while pro-Southern Loudoun residents
claimed him to be a hero, second only to Mosby in local
popularity.

Crouch, Richard E. Rough-Riding Scout: The Story

of John Mobberly, Loudouns Own Civil War Guerrilla Hero. Elden Editions: Arlington, Va., 1994.
1850 Federal Census
1860 Federal Census
Confederate Civil War Service Records, Record No.
537: John W. Mobberly.
Joseph Barry, The Strange Stories of Harpers Ferry:
with Legends of the Surrounding County, Martinsburg, WV: Thompson Brothers, 1903.
E.A. Paul, The Recent Capture Mobley, Payne,
and Mackenzie Promotions Deaths, New York
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Stevan Meserve, The Civil War in Loudoun County,

Virginia: A History of Hard Times.

Biography

Mobberly was born near Neersville, Virginia around the

year 1844 . At the start of the American Civil War Mobberly enlisted in Company A of the 35th Battalion at
Hillsboro on September 15, 1862. He saw his rst signicant combat action at the Battle of Brandy Station on
June 9, 1863 where he had a horse shot out from under
him.
Mobberly, with Mosbys Rangers, fought a May 17, 1864
skirmish with the Loudoun Rangers at Waterford, Mobberly shot a wounded Ranger Charles Stewart several
times execution style, drawing ire from Federal sympathizers. Eight days later, he raided Berlin, Maryland
(present day Brunswick).
On November 10, in what became known as the Halltown
Raid, he attacked a supply wagon en route to Halltown
from Charles Town. On the 19th, Mobberly led a charge
of the 35th against the pro-Union Swamp Dragoons in
central West Virginia.
On January 17, 1865, while serving as a scout, Mobberly
led the advance guard in the Georges Schoolhouse Raid.
His luck ran out on April 5 when Charles Stewart, who
survived the wounds inicted by Mobberly in 1864, and
a group of locals and Loudoun Rangers ambushed and
killed Mobberly at Luther H. Potterelds barn outside of
Lovettsville.
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