Turner “The Black Knight” Ashby
Born: October 23, 1828
Birthplace: Rose Bank Plantation, Fauquier County, Virginia
Father: Colonel Turner Ashby Sr. 1789 – 1837
(Buried: Ashby Cemetery, Delaplane, Virginia)
Mother: Dorethea Farrar Green 1789 – 1865
(Buried: Aquia Episcopal Church, Aquia, Virginia)
Wife: Never Married
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Occupation before War:
Farmer & Businessman in Virginia
Accomplished Horseman from a young age
Served in the The Mountain Rangers Virginia Militia
Avid Politician who ran for the Virginia State House of Delegates
Whig and Follower of Henry Clay
Disapproved of Secession in Virginia
Competed in English Style Horse riding tournaments
Civil War Career:
Assigned to Command of the Virginia State Militia
Responsible for guarding the fords across the Potomac River
Assisted Maryland Confederates to pass into Virginia
Interfered with the passage of boats on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Organized the first Confederate Horse Artillery, "Chew's Battery"
Helped to screen the Confederate Movement in Manassas, Virginia
1862: Colonel of 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1862: Appointed to be a Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Cavalry
1862: Helped with Screening during Jackson's Shenandoah Campaign
1862: Shot thru the heart during the Battle of Harrisonburg, Virginia
Died: June 6, 1862
Place of Death: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Reported Last Words: "Forward my brave men!" or “Charge, men! For God’s sake. Charge!”
Age at time of Death: 33 years old
Cause of Death: Gun Shot wound to the heart
Burial Place: Ashby's remains were interred at the University of Virginia Cemetery after his death in 1862, but he was reinterred at the Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia in 1866 where his grave can be seen today.
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