Turner Ashby
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Turner Ashby was a Confederate cavalry officer and partisan leader in the American Civil War, known for his daring reconnaissance and raiding operations in the Shenandoah Valley.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War participant
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Confederate military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1828-10-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Fauquier County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commanded |
7th Virginia Cavalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashby’s Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1862-06-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Harrisonburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Ashby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Turner Ashby Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLegacy | romanticized Confederate cavalry hero in Lost Cause narratives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cavalry reconnaissance in the Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
raiding operations in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | cavalry ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Valley Campaigns of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
partisan leadership
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screening and covering movements of Stonewall Jackson’s forces ⓘ |
| occupation |
cavalry commander
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Stonewall Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInCivilWar | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBirth | 1828 ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 1862 ⓘ |
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