Life of Turner AshbyNeale Publishing Company, 1914 - 275 pages "Having entered the service of Virginia on the 19th day of April, 1861, as captain of a company of cavalry, Ashby 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. In less than fourteen months he had reached a post of distinction that has given him a noteworthy place in the history of his state and established his fame as one of the heroic characters of his time."--Preface. |
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Page 273 - Who climbed the blue Virginian hills Against embattled foes, And planted there, in valleys fair, The lily and the rose; Whose fragrance lives in many lands, Whose beauty stars the earth, And lights the hearths of happy homes With loveliness and worth.
Page 125 - Your order requiring me to direct General Loring to return with his command to Winchester immediately has been received and promptly complied with. With such interference in my command I cannot expect to be of much service in the field...
Page 110 - In the Army of the Shenandoah you were the First Brigade! In the Army of the Potomac you were the First Brigade! In the Second Corps of the army you were the First Brigade ! You are the First Brigade in the affections of your general, and I hope by your future deeds and bearing you will be handed down to posterity as the First Brigade in this our second War of Independence. Farewell!
Page 109 - I am not here to make a speech, but simply to say farewell. I first met you at Harper's Ferry in the commencement of this war, and I cannot take leave of you without giving expression to my admiration of your conduct from that day to this — whether on the march...
Page 269 - mid the fight they win, Tears their stern eyes within? Ashby, our paladin! Ashby is dead! Dash, dash, the tear away! Crush down the pain, Dulcus et decus be Fittest refrain. Why should the dreary pall Round him be flung at all? Did not our hero fall Gallantly slain? Catch the last words of cheer Dropped from his tongue! Over the valley's din Let them be rung! "Follow me! follow me!
Page 272 - Gainst the hordes that would destroy us, Went he forth we know. Never more, alas ! shall sabre Glean around his crest ; Fought his fight, fulfilled his labor, Stilled his manly breast ; All unheard sweet nature's cadence, Trump of fame and voice of maidens — Now he takes his rest.
Page 271 - To the brave all homage render, Weep, ye skies of June ! With a radiance pure and tender, Shine, oh saddened moon ! "Dead upon the field of glory," Hero fit for song and story, Lies our bold dragoon.
Page 162 - I congratulate you on your recent victory at McDowell. I request you to unite with me this morning in thanksgiving to Almighty God for thus having crowned your arms with success, and in praying that He will continue to lead you on from victory to victory until our independence shall be established, and make us that people whose God is the Lord. The chaplains will hold Divine Service at 10 o'clock AM this day, in their respective regiments.
Page 269 - Ashby, our Paladin, Ashby is dead! Dash, dash the tear away— Crush down the pain! Dulce et decus, be Fittest refrain! Why should the dreary pall, Round him, be flung at all? Did not our hero fall Gallantly slain! Catch the last words...
Page 273 - We thought they slept! the sons who kept The names of noble sires, And slumbered while the darkness crept Around the vigil fires. But still the Golden Horse-shoe Knights Their Old Dominion keep, Whose foes have found enchanted ground, But not a knight asleep.