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A lonely roadside sign stands by a winding Virginia country byway marking the site Union Jessie Scout Jack Sterry, also known as Lincoln’s Special Forces, spoke his last words. Through his cunning, he tried to lead the Confederate army down the wrong road, away from where it was crucially needed. I serendipitously stumbled upon the placard. Another book found me—the marker proved to be a portal into an epic untold story.
The guide urged Hood to take the road north away from the battlefield, where he claimed General Jackson was retreating.“Yes, General. Stonewall Jackson’s trains, General. He is pushing them toward Aldie, where I supposed you would join him,” responded the guide.
The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operationsincluding the story of Lincoln’s special forces who donned Confederate gray to hunt Mosby and his Confederate Rangers from 1863 to the war’s end at Appomattox—a previously untold story that inspired the creation of U.S. modern special operations in World War II. The book also captures the story of the Confederate Secret Service.
“Stop! I have three more words for you. I am neither Frank Lamar, of Georgia nor Harry Brooks, of Virginia. I am Jack Sterry, of the Jessie Scouts. I did not kill that rebel, but I was with those who did. His dispatches by this time are safe enough! I should like my friends to know that I palavered with your army for a good half hour while General Pope was battering down your precious old Stonewall.
Colt Navy and Army Revolvers and an 1860 Cavalry Saber Carried by Men in The Unvanquished. Patrick K. O’Donnell
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