Avirett, James B. The Memoirs of General Turner Ashby and His Compeers. Baltimore: Selby & Dulany, 1867.

Parents and early life, horses, riding skills, ring tournament, 15-48 John Brown raid, 49-64 Ashby and secession, 65-89 Organization of Ashby’s cavalry command, Jackson, Harpers Ferry, Joseph Johnston, 90-97 March to Winchester, 7th Virginia Cavalry, 97-101 Romney, 103-6 Richard Ashby, death, 106-116 Manassas, Bull Run, 117-20 Bristoe Station, to the Valley, 120-21 Crowds excited to see Ashby, 121 Alexander R. Botleler, 122-24 Artillery piece, 123 Destroying B&O railroad, General Geary, 124 , 126-31 Martinsburg, 132-35 Strong devotion to duties, 136 Killing a Federal scout, 137 Description of Ashby, 138-39 Bath campaign, cold, Jackson, 139-45 Ashby attack on Hancock, Romney, 145-50 Horsemanship, 147 Judah Benjamin, 151 Chew’s battery, 154-55 Skirmish near Cedar Creek, 157 Kernstown, retreat, 157- Federal surgeons and women volunteers, 163- Woman and wounded Ashby, 164 Confederate retreat, Ashby clash with Jackson, Swift Run Gap, battle of McDowell, 166-82 Banks, Front Royal, Buckton Station, Winchester, Ewell, attack on a bridge, Newtown, plundering, Middletown, 183-206 Death of Captain Sheetz, 183-84 Shields, Frémont, retreat, Cedarville, Sunday prayers, pontoons, Jackson, 207-16 Last camp, Harrisonburg, Ewell, Sir Percy Wyndham, horse hit and Ashby killed, Bucktail Rifles, 217-224 Ashby burial, Charlottesville, University of Virginia, reinternment, Winchester, Stonewall cemetery, 234-58 Laurel Brigade, sketch, 261-66 Chew’s Battery, 267-68 James W. Thompson, 268-69 Chew on Jackson, Ashby, Dabney, 269-74 Memoir of Colonel Thomas Marshall, 276ff Harpers Ferry, 283-84 Manassas, Christian character, 285

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Winchester, 286 Death of Ashby, 287 Organization of regiments, 288 Jackson and Marshall, 288-89 Orange Courthouse, wounded, 290 Winchester after Antietam, Milroy, 292-93 Piety, religion, 293-94 Moorfield, blockhouse, 295 Western Virginia, 296ff General Jones and General Imboden, 297 Federal denunciation of Confederate raid, 298 Hooker, Chancellorsville, 299-201 Ewell, Winchester, 301 Jack’s Shop, 304-5 Furlough, 307 Hampton cavalry, 310-11 Christian character, preparation for death, 311-13 Rosser, Marshall, mortally wounded, Cedar Creek, 314-17 Colonel Angus W. McDonald, 318ff Enlistment, 335 Romney, B&O railroad, 336 Arrest of a Colonel Strother, 337 New Creek, Romney, Yankee depredations, McDonald relieved of command, 338-44 Lexington, Hunter, letter complaining of his treatment in captivity, 1864, released, 348-59 Major Samuel B. Myers, Romney, retreat up the Valley, Banks’ retreat, election of officers, scouting near Middletown, Winchester, Fisher’s Hill, 1864 Valley campaign, 360-71 Captain George Frederick Sheetz, 372ff Enlistment, 374 Cavalry, 375 Romney, 375-79 Hanging Rock, 376-78 Death, Valley campaign, May 22, 382 General William E. Jones, brigade command, 383 Cedar Creek, Newtown, 385 Campaign into western Virginia, 386 Cavalry skirmishes, 387-92 Saltville, 392-93 Hunter, Staunton, death of Jones, 393-94 Ashby and Joseph Johnston, 395-99 Jackson instructions for Ashby, March, April, 1862, 400 Ewell, 402-3 Ashby Memorial Association, 404-8

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