MEMOIRS OF GENERAL TURNER ASHBY C.S.A. - 1867 CIVIL WAR REPRINT - SHENANDOAH

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MEMOIRS OF GENERAL TURNER ASHBY C.S.A. - 1867 CIVIL WAR REPRINT - SHENANDOAH:
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THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL TURNER ASHBY

AND HIS COMPEERS

BY REV. JAMES B. AVIRETT

Chaplain Ashby Cavalry

AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, C.S.A

FINE - CONDITION BOOK

FINE CONDITION DUST JACKET

Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound Book

Handsome Cover Design with Gold Image of Turner Ashby Mounted Illustrated Frontispiece of General Ashby

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1867, THIS IS A REPRINT PUBLISHED BY OLDE SOLDIER BOOKS IN 1987

This extraordinary book constitutes an excellent account of the life and military service of Confederate Cavalry Commander General Turner Ashby and those that served with him. Ashby achieved prominence as “Stonewall” Jackson’s cavalry commander during Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign in 1862, before he was killed at the Battle of Good’s Farm.

At Harpers Ferry, Ashby was assigned to the Virginia Militia responsible for guarding fords and bridges across the Potomac River.

His command assisted Maryland men with Confederate sympathies to pass into Virginia, and they disrupted railroad traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and interfered with the passage of boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Ashby suffered a personal loss when his brother Richard was killed during an engagement with a Union patrol along the Potomac in June 1861. Ashby, convinced of the rumors that his brother had been bayoneted while trying to surrender after he had a chance to examine his corpse, came to hate Northerners and became obsessed with revenge.

On July 23, 1861, General Joseph Johnston appointed Ashby as Lieutenant Colonel in the 7th Virginia Cavalry. Due to illness of the regimental commander, Ashby had effective control of half of the regiment, which he operated separately. When the commander retired in February 1862, Ashby assumed command of the entire regiment on March 12. Ashby organized the first Confederate horse artillery, named Chew\'s Battery, as part of this regiment. The 7th did not participate directly in the First Battle of Manassas, but Ashby aided the Confederate cause by screening the movement of Johnston\'s army to the Manassas area. The Union had hoped that Johnston\'s forces would be pinned down by General Robert Patterson, but Ashby\'s screen allowed Johnston to move freely without Patterson\'s interference.

Ashby cut a striking figure, called by many the \"Black Knight of the Confederacy\". His vigorous reconnaissance and screening were factors in the success of Jackson\'s legendary 1862 Valley Campaign.

THIS BOOK IS IN FINE - CONDITION

This handsome book is in excellent condition and comes in an excellent condition dust jacket. The book is sharp, bright, clean and it is solidly bound throughout. The book is in “like new” condition except that it has just a touch of foxing to the page edges, seen only when the book is closed and you look at there. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition otherwise. An excellent memoir of General Turner Ashby by a member of his cavalry command that rode with him and both others he served with. As always, feel free to ask questions. I ship upon payment receipt (no waiting) and carefully wrap books to protect them during shipment.

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