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- # Devil take Mosby!
## Overview
This is a segment titled "Devil take Mosby!" extracted from [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9), a poetry collection by Herman Melville. The segment spans lines 4481-4645 of the source file, [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8). It was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
The segment is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is preceded by the segment [The Surgeon](arke:01KG8AJS1Y7RDPMD6BYTFM3M6Z) and followed by [Lee in the Capitol.](arke:01KG8AJS1ZDQPYKP1F9FSF8A07).
## Contents
The segment "Devil take Mosby!" contains two chunks of text: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AK9MBA6D47GHW284NJ9F6) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AK9MDQCN00BEF6AKT3Y1W). These chunks contain the poem's stanzas, depicting an ambush by Mosby's men, the aftermath, and the burial of a fallen colonel. The poem describes the troop's weariness and the pervasive fear instilled by Mosby's actions, culminating in the colonel's death and burial. The final stanzas reflect on the loss and the haunting presence of Mosby.
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- Devil take Mosby!
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- Devil take Mosby!