Where Ashby Fell
N 38° 26.115 W 078° 52.827
17S E 684995 N 4256236
Turner Ashby, Jackson's cavalry commander, was killed near this spot on June 6, 1862.
Waymark Code: WMQXC
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2006
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A mile and a half east of this point, Turner Ashby, Stonewall Jackson's cavalry commander, was killed, June 6, 1862, while opposing Fremont's advance.
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The site of Ashby's death is marked with a memorial and a Civil War Trails display describing the Battle of Chestnut Ridge. A geocache by that name is located at the site. Today the area is a small protected wooded hillside surrounded by suburban sprawl.
Marker Number: 30-A
Marker Title: Where Ashby Fell
Marker Location: Rt. 11 near intersection of Port Republic Rd.
County or Independent City: Harrisonburg
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission, 1927
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