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

The Battle of Harrisonburg

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2008

1. The Battle of Harrisonburg Marker

Inscription. On wooded Chestnut Ridge the evening of Friday, June 6, 1862, Pennsylvania Bucktails under Col. Kane were defeated in a hard fight with the 58th Va. under Col. Letcher and Gen. Turner Ashby and the 1st Md. under Col. Bradley Johnson. Gen. Ashby killed; Col. Kane captured. Stonewall Jackson said of Gen. Ashby: “I never knew his superior, his daring was proverbial.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1853.

Location. 38° 25.398′ N, 78° 51.873′ W. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It can be reached from Turner Ashby Lane 0.2 miles north of Neff Avenue. The old Turner Ashby Lane off of Port Republic Road has been closed. The site can be accessed via a new Turner Ashby Lane off of Neff Avenue. 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chestnut Ridge (a few steps from this marker); Gen. Turner Ashby (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison University (approx. 0.8 miles away); Beta Gamma Sigma (approx. 0.8 miles away); James Madison (approx. 1.1 miles away); Where Ashby Fell (approx. 1.2 miles away); General Turner Ashby of Fauquier

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); End of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Chestnut Ridge (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Battle of Harrisonburg Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 27, 2008

2. Battle of Harrisonburg Map

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012

3. The Battle of Harrisonburg Marker

Chestnut Ridge and Battle of Harrisonburg markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 23, 2006

4. Chestnut Ridge and Battle of Harrisonburg markers

Original position of the markers.

First Maryland (Confederate) Regiment at Harrisonburg, June 6, 1862 and the Death of Ashby image. Click for full size.

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5. First Maryland (Confederate) Regiment at Harrisonburg, June 6, 1862 and the Death of Ashby

from Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 2, Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel, eds, 1887.

Brigadier-General Bradley T. Johnson, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

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6. Brigadier-General Bradley T. Johnson, C.S.A.

from Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Vol. 4, 1887.

Brigadier-General Turner Ashby, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

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7. Brigadier-General Turner Ashby, C.S.A.

from Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 2, Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel, eds., 1887.

Nearby Ashby Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 23, 2006

8. Nearby Ashby Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,818 times since then and 132 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on January 9, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8. submitted on February 16, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.