Turner Ashby requisition, 1862 February 22
File — Box: WSC002, Folder: W0150.01
Scope and Contents
This special requisition form signed by C.S.A. Colonel Turner Ashby requests four cavalry horses for new "recruits which it is necessary to mount." Ashby's signature appears twice on the form.
Dates
- 1862 February 22
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Turner Ashby Jr. (October 23, 1828 – June 6, 1862) was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, at the grade of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in the Battle of Good's Farm.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.075 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository