Big. Gen. Turner Ashby
Born: October 23, 1828
Fauquier County, Virginia
Died: June 6, 1862
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Captain: April 1861
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Lieutenant Colonel: July 23, 1861
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Brigadier General: May 23, 1862
Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby
April 1861: Captured Harper's Ferry armory, but the Union troops had destroyed most of the weapons
Assigned to the Virginia Militia under Colonel Thomas J. Jackson
July 23, 1861: Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of 7th Virginia Cavalry
Screened Johnston's army as his troops moved toward Manassas
March 23, 1862: 1st Battle of Kernstown
May 23, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General
June 6, 1862: Killed, but by which side is a mystery
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. p. 28
​Warner, Ezra J. "Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commander." Baton Rouge, Louisiana State, 1959. pp 13-14
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