6/8: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and theShadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations Hardcover – by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Author)
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🗓️ 5 July 2024
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6/8: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and theShadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations Hardcover – by Patrick K. O'Donnell (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Unvanquished-Lincolns-Special-Americas-Operations/dp/080216286X
At the heart of this groundbreaking 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. With both sides employing pioneering tradecraft, they engaged in dozens of raids and spy missions, often perilously wearing the other’s uniform, risking penalty of death if captured. Clashing violently on horseback, theunconventional units attacked critical supply lines, often capturing or killing high-value targets. 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
1864-65 Peace Commissioners for Lincoln
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| 1:11.2 | the Manhunt for Mosby's Rangers and the Shadow War that forged America's |
| 1:14.6 | Special Operations. |
| 1:16.3 | Patrick's here, and he's just introduced us to one of Mosby's Rangers. |
| 1:20.2 | His name is Louis Powell. |
| 1:21.3 | He's called Terrible Powell by his colleagues. |
| 1:23.9 | And he now escorts Blazer, the commander of the scouts, to Richmond who's a prisoner of war. |
| 1:30.1 | Quickly, Louis Powell, the keen-eared among our audience, recognize that name. |
| 1:36.4 | Who is he, Patrick? |
| 1:39.2 | He's one of the Lincoln conspirators who works with Booth. And what happens is in December after Powell returns from Richmond. He went down to Richmond to not only deliver Richard Blazer to prison down there, but it was also a cover for him to work with his |
| 1:57.2 | handlers in the Confederate Secret Service. And they are basically have devised one of the most daring missions of the Civil War, a mission to, to capture and bring back President Abraham Lincoln. |
| 2:12.0 | And Powell returns to Mosby's Confederacy |
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