A. E. (Adolphus Edwards) Richards

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A. E. (Adolphus Edwards) Richards

1844–1920

A Civil War veteran who later became a Louisville lawyer and judge, he is best remembered today for the memoir he wrote about service with Mosby’s Rangers. His life moved from Randolph-Macon student to cavalry officer to respected Kentucky jurist.

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Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War

Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War

by Basil Wilson Duke, Thomas Henry Hines, Frank E. Moran, William Pittenger, A. E. (Adolphus Edwards) Richards, W. H. (William Henry) Shelton, Orlando B. Willcox, John Taylor Wood

About the author

Born near Upperville, Virginia, in 1844, Adolphus Edward Richards studied at Randolph-Macon College before the Civil War interrupted his education. During the war, he served first in the 7th Virginia Cavalry and later as a major in the 43rd Virginia Battalion Cavalry, better known as Mosby’s Rangers.

After the war, Richards built a legal career in Louisville, Kentucky, where later references identify him as a lawyer and judge. He died in Louisville in 1920 and was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery.

For readers, Richards is chiefly notable as an eyewitness memoirist of the Confederacy’s partisan warfare. His writing has kept his name alive long after his public career ended, offering a firsthand window into the world of Mosby’s command.