“The Search for Mosby’s Cave”
Presented by Dennis Frye
Chief Historian Emeritus
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park,
Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 p.m.
St. James United Church of Christ,
10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville VA
John Mosby’s guerrilla operations behind Union lines during the Civil War are legendary. Colonel Mosby earned more notoriety in Northern newspapers than any other Confederate, including Lee, Jackson, orStuart. Mosby’s exploits made him mythical.
Mosby’s Cave is part of the Mosby mythology. Legend states that the “Gray Ghost” and his rangers would disappear – simply vanish – when chased by Yankee pursuers. Where did they go? Where was the cave? Why has this hideaway remained mysterious?
We will explore Mosby’s Cave . . . if we can find it.
Dennis E. Frye is Chief Historian Emeritus at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, serving 20 years in that prestigious position. A native of the Harpers Ferry area, Dennis is an acclaimed expert on the Civil War, with 11 books and 138 published articles. He is a noted lecturer and guide, leading tours for the Smithsonian, National Geographic, the New York Times, and dozens of Civil War organizations. Dennis has numerous appearances on national television, featured on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, A&E, C-Span, and Voice of America. He served as the consulting historian for three Emmy-award documentaries about John Brown, the Battle of Antietam, and Maryland in the Civil War.
Dennis is a leading battlefield preservationist and is co-founder and past president of the American Battlefield Trust, the Save Historic Antietam Foundation, and Maryland’s Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Dennis is owner and restorer of General Burnside’s post-Antietam headquarters, where President Lincoln conferenced with Burnside after Antietam.
The program will not be live-streamed, but a video recording of the event will be posted on the Lovettsville Historical Society website.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome to defray expenses of the program and to support the activities of the Lovettsville Historical Society.
For more information, call 540-822-9194.