A History of the Laurel Brigade: Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia and Chew's BatteryFirst printed in 1907, this volume presents a nearly contemporary view of the lauded Confederate unit. Recruited from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (with many troops volunteering from nearby Maryland), this Confederate cavalry unit fought under General Stonewall Jackson early in the Civil War. Led by one of the grandest cavaliers of them all - General Turner Ashby - until his death in early 1862, the unit eventually formed part of General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry corps, moving back and forth between the tidewater and the Valley as military necessity dictated. |
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A. P. Hill advance army artillery Ashby Ashby's attack Banks battle bridge camp Capt Captain captured charge Chew's Battery Colonel column command Company Confederates Court House Creek crossed Culpeper Court House Custer dash dismounted division Dulany Eleventh enemy enemy's engaged Federal cavalry Federal force fight fire Fitz Lee flank ford front Front Royal Funsten gallant Genl George Baylor guns halted Hampton Harper's Ferry Harrisonburg Hill horses infantry J. E. B. Stuart Jackson Jones killed Laurel Brigade Lee's Lieut Lieutenant main body McDonald miles Moorefield morning mountain mounted moved movement Munford night officers ordered picket position Potomac prisoners raid railroad Rappahannock reached rear retreat river road Robertson rode Romney Rosser sabre sent Seventh Regiment Seventh Virginia Shenandoah Shenandoah Valley Sheridan skirmish soldiers soon squadrons Station Stuart tion troopers troops Turner Ashby turnpike Twelfth Virginia Valley Virginia Cavalry wagons White White's Battalion Winchester wounded