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Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Gen. Turner Ashby
C. S. A.
 
Gen. Turner Ashby Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
1. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
 
Inscription.
was killed on
this spot,
June 6, 1862,
gallantly leading
a charge.

 
Location. 38° 25.385′ N, 78° 51.883′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Marker is on Turner Ashby Lane. 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 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Battle of Harrisonburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Chestnut Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison University (approx. 0.8 miles away); Where Ashby Fell (approx. 1.2 miles away); End of the Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles away); General Turner Ashby of Fauquier (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named James Madison University (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rockingham County World War I Memorial (approx. 1.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Harrisonburg.
 
Gen. Turner Ashby Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
2. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
Gen. Turner Ashby was the cavalry commander under Stonewall Jackson during the 1862 Valley Campaign. He was killed in action on June 6, 1862 during the Battle of Harrisonburg.
 
 
Gen. Turner Ashby Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
3. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
 
 
Gen. Turner Ashby Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
4. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 129 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
 
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