Harrisonburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Gen. Turner Ashby
C. S. A.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
1. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
this spot,
June 6, 1862,
gallantly leading
a charge.
Erected 1898 by Turner Ashby Chapter 162, United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1935.
Location. 38° 25.385′ N, 78° 51.883′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It is on Turner Ashby Lane west of Neff Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1164 Turner Ashby Lane, 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Chestnut Ridge (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Harrisonburg (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 (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
this page online
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 11, 2024
2. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
Monument has been vandalized and damaged. Ashby's name is unreadable.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
3. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
4. 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.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 20, 2012
5. Gen. Turner Ashby Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 11, 2024
6. Additional Marker At This Location
Erected 1898
Was placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
March 16, 2017
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 27, 2009
7. Gen. Turner Ashby
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 27, 2009
8. Gen. Turner Ashby Map
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 12, 2012
9. Gen. Turner Ashby Grave
Located in the Stonewall Confederate Cemetery in Winchester, VA.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,886 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on August 11, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 20, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on August 11, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 7, 8. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 9. submitted on January 27, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
