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Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Where Ashby Fell
 
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By Robert H. Moore, II, September 26, 2007
1. Where Ashby Fell Marker
 
Inscription. 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.
 
Erected 1927 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number 30A.)
 
Location. 38° 26.111′ N, 78° 52.799′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Marker is on South Main Street (Business U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonburg VA 22801, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, as the crow flies. General Turner Ashby of Fauquier (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison University (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named James Madison University (approx. 0.4 miles away); End of the Campaign (approx. half a mile away); Rockingham County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Confederate General Hospital (approx. 0.9 miles away); Warren-Sipe House (approx. one mile away); Hardesty-Higgins House (approx. one mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Harrisonburg.
 
Where Ashby Fell Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
2. Where Ashby Fell Marker
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on February 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,791 times since then. Photos:   1. submitted on February 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.   2. submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
 
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