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Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

General Turner Ashby of Fauquier

 
 
General Turner Ashby of Faquier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 23, 2006
1. General Turner Ashby of Faquier Marker
Inscription.
A mile and a half southeast
of this spot
General Turner Ashby of Fauquier,
“Knight of the Valley”, was killed in battle
June 6, 1862.
To honor him
and all of Rockingham’s enlisted men,
1861-1865
this tablet is erected,
1926.

 
Erected 1926 by Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Markers Association, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1866.
 
Location. 38° 26.136′ N, 78° 52.798′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 11) and Port Republic Road, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonburg VA 22801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Where Ashby Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison (approx. 0.3 miles away); 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);
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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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.
 
More about this marker. One of the 25 markers funded by the Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division. It was organized in Charlottesville in 1925 to purchase bronze tablets with appropriate historic inscriptions. These were placed on the bases erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy, D. A. R., and Memorial Association on the principal battlefields of Virginia.
 
General Turner Ashby of Faquier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, November 23, 2006
2. General Turner Ashby of Faquier Marker
General Turner Ashby of Fauquier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
3. General Turner Ashby of Fauquier Marker
Battlefield Markers Asscociation, Western Division Booklet (1929) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2006
4. Battlefield Markers Asscociation, Western Division Booklet (1929)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,297 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.   3. submitted on August 30, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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