Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Where Ashby Fell
Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, September 26, 2007
1. Where Ashby Fell Marker
Erected 1927 by Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number A-30.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1861.
Location. 38° 26.11′ N, 78° 52.831′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is on South Main Street (Business U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonburg VA 22801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Turner Ashby of Fauquier (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Madison University (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named James Madison University (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beta Gamma Sigma (approx. half a mile away); End of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign (approx. half a mile away); The Cannon (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial / WWI Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. End of the Campaign (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
2. Where Ashby Fell Marker
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3. Brigadier-General Turner Ashby, C.S.A.
From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Vol. 2, Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel, 1887.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 12, 2012
4. Gen. Turner Ashby Grave
Located in the Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, VA.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,354 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on January 28, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 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 Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on October 8, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on January 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
