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Description:This volume was published in 1914. Excerpt from the book: Of the many distinguished men that fought in the Confederate army there were few who had so short and so brilliant a career as Turner Ashby. Having entered the service of Virginia on the day of April, 1861, as captain of a company of cavalry, Ashby soon rose by rapid promotion to the rank of brigadier-general, being in command of all the cavalry in the Army of the Valley at the time of his death, June 6, 1862. Thus in a period of less than fourteen months he had reached a post of distinction that has given him a note- worthy place in the history of his State, and has established his fame as one of the heroic charac- ters of the age in which he lived. At the time of his death few men in either army had attracted more notice in poetry and prose than had Turner Ashby. His manly character and heroic deeds, his knightly bearing and chivalric courage, surrounded his exploits with a halo of romance and aroused an admiration that few men have ever excited. In his spirit and type he rep- resented the heroic age of the Civil War, and in his personal daring and dashing leadership he ex- amplified methods of warfare that have always at- tracted the notice of mankind; and short as was his career, his name will long live among the bril- liant and picturesque characters that have sur- rounded war with its romance and heroism. In the preparation of this history of the life of Turner Ashbv the author has tried to give a correct picture of the man and the soldier. Having drawn his information from different sources, he wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to the vari- ous historians of the Civil War who have written of Ashby. In 1867, the Rev. Jas. B. Avirett, who was the Chaplain of the Seventh Virginia Cavalry, and who was intimately associated with Ashby during his entire military career, wrote the "Memoirs of General Turner Ashby and his Compeers," a book that has long been out of print. It was at the earnest solicitation of Dr. Avirett that the author was induced to prepare the present "Life of Ashby.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Life of Turner Ashby. To get started finding Life of Turner Ashby, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This volume was published in 1914. Excerpt from the book: Of the many distinguished men that fought in the Confederate army there were few who had so short and so brilliant a career as Turner Ashby. Having entered the service of Virginia on the day of April, 1861, as captain of a company of cavalry, Ashby soon rose by rapid promotion to the rank of brigadier-general, being in command of all the cavalry in the Army of the Valley at the time of his death, June 6, 1862. Thus in a period of less than fourteen months he had reached a post of distinction that has given him a note- worthy place in the history of his State, and has established his fame as one of the heroic charac- ters of the age in which he lived. At the time of his death few men in either army had attracted more notice in poetry and prose than had Turner Ashby. His manly character and heroic deeds, his knightly bearing and chivalric courage, surrounded his exploits with a halo of romance and aroused an admiration that few men have ever excited. In his spirit and type he rep- resented the heroic age of the Civil War, and in his personal daring and dashing leadership he ex- amplified methods of warfare that have always at- tracted the notice of mankind; and short as was his career, his name will long live among the bril- liant and picturesque characters that have sur- rounded war with its romance and heroism. In the preparation of this history of the life of Turner Ashbv the author has tried to give a correct picture of the man and the soldier. Having drawn his information from different sources, he wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to the vari- ous historians of the Civil War who have written of Ashby. In 1867, the Rev. Jas. B. Avirett, who was the Chaplain of the Seventh Virginia Cavalry, and who was intimately associated with Ashby during his entire military career, wrote the "Memoirs of General Turner Ashby and his Compeers," a book that has long been out of print. It was at the earnest solicitation of Dr. Avirett that the author was induced to prepare the present "Life of Ashby.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Life of Turner Ashby. To get started finding Life of Turner Ashby, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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