Brigadier Gen. Turner Ashby, Jr. (10/23/1828-06/06/1862)
Civil War Portrait Other Pics 1 2 3 Spouse: None Children: None Parents Father: Colonel Turner Ashby, Sr. (08/31/1789 - ?) Mother: Dorothea Farrow Green (Ashby) () Siblings Sister: Elizabeth Ashby (Green) (4 Jul 1825 - 13 Sep 1858) Brother: Capt. (Dick) Richard Ashby (2 Oct 1831 - 3 Jul 1861) Sister: Mary Green Ashby (Moncure) (31 Jul 1826 - 1901 (Stafford Co., VA)) Sister: Dorothy Ashby (Moncure) (10 Nov 1835 - ?)
Turner's Personal Information
Born in Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA on October 23, 1828 Military Service: Civil War General for the Southern Forces	Died in Rockingham, Virginia (VA), USA on June 6, 1862 (Age 34) Cemetery: Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia (VA), USA Cause of Death: Gunshot wound through the heart at the Battle of Cross Creek
Comments: Much has been written about Turner Ashby, Jr., there are many websites with references to Turner. Some say he might have been one of the greatest generals of the Civil war had he not been killed in battle. Stone Wall Jackson stated the following about Turner " As a partisan officer I never knew his superior; his daring was proverbial; his powers of endurance almost incredible; his tone of character heroic, and his sagacity almost intuitive in divining the purposes and movements of the enemy."	Residence History: Fauquier County, Virginia (VA), USA Other Website Links: Wikipedia Entry for Turner Ashby and Harrisonburg Rockingham Historical Society and The Latin Library Source: One Million Stories Website Turner Ashby Camp 1567 Family Lines: Turner is listed in the following family line report: Ashby.