Commemorative Badge

The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also known as Mosby's Rangers, was a battalion of partisan cavalry in the Confederate army during the American Civil War (1861-1865).The 43rd Battalion was formed on June 10, 1863, near Rectortown, Virginia by Colonel John S. Mosby.

According to the memoirs of John Munson, one of Colonel Mosby's 400 men, Mosby avoided using militaristic words like "troops" or "soldiers" or "battalion" in favor of the more familial "Mosby's Men" or "Mosby's command". Strong bonds were formed among the soldiers that resulted in regular reunions after 1865 and reunions continue among their descendants.