Turner Ashby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Turner Ashby

Confederate Army general

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1828

Place of Birth: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1862

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Turner Ashby

  • Turner Ashby Jr.
  • (October 23, 1828 – June 6, 1862) was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War.
  • In his youth, he organized an informal cavalry company known as the Mountain Rangers, which became part of the 7th Virginia Cavalry ("Ashby's Brigade").
  • On the outbreak of the Civil War, Ashby and his troopers were assigned to the Virginia Militia command of Colonel Thomas J.
  • "Stonewall" Jackson.
  • Although Jackson's Valley campaign owed much to Ashby's reconnaissance and screening, Ashby was criticized by Jackson for the lax training and discipline of his men.
  • By the time Ashby was killed, leading his men at the Battle of Good's Farm near Harrisonburg, he had received his general’s star.
  • However, Ashby's official rank is contested as the promotion was not confirmed until after his death.

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