03485cam a2200361 i 4500 1171731087 TxAuBib 20240515120000.0 231218s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023056573 9780802162861 HRD 30.00 080216286X HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969-, author Unvanquished. The unvanquished [BOOK] : the untold story of Lincoln's special forces, the manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the shadow war that forged America's special operations / Patrick K. O'Donnell. Untold story of Lincoln's special forces, the manhunt for Mosby's Rangers, and the shadow war that forged America's special operations. First edition. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024. xvi, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "The Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, among others. However, a vital shadow war raged amid and away from the major battlefields that was in many ways equally consequential to the conflict’s outcome. At the heart of this narrative is the epic story of Lincoln’s special forces, the Jessie Scouts, told in its entirety for the first time. In a contest fought between irregular units, the Scouts hunted John Singleton Mosby’s Confederate Rangers from the middle of 1863 up to war’s end at Appomattox. North and South deployed special operations that could have changed the war’s direction in 1864, and crucially during the Appomattox Campaign, Jessie Scouts led the Union Army to a final victory. They later engaged in a history-altering proxy war against France in Mexico, earning seven Medals of Honor; many Scouts mysteriously disappeared during that conflict, taking their stories to their graves. An expert on special operations, O’Donnell transports readers into the action, immersing them in vivid battle scenes from previously unpublished firsthand accounts. He introduces indelible characters such as Scout Archibald Rowand; Scout leader Richard Blazer; Mosby, the master of guerrilla warfare; and enslaved spy Thomas Laws. O’Donnell also brings to light the Confederate Secret Service’s covert efforts to deliver the 1864 election to Peace Democrats through ballot fraud, election interference, and attempts to destabilize a population fatigued by a seemingly forever war. Most audaciously, the Secret Service and Mosby’s Rangers planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln in order to maintain the South’s independence.". 20240515. Confederate States of America Army Virginia Cavalry Battalion, 43rd. United States Army Jessie Scouts. Guerrillas United States History 19th century. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Secret service. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Scouts and scouting. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Commando operations. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories.