Daguerreotype of Colonel Henry Ashby
This collection consists of a daguerreotype of Henry Marshall Ashby and a sketch to his plot in Old Gray Cemetery. Ashby was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Ashby enlisted in the Confederate States on July 6, 1861 at Knoxville, Tennessee, organized a company cavalry, was elected captain, and was assigned to the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion which became part of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Although he was sometimes referred to as an acting brigadier general, he ended the war as a colonel.
Dates
- undated
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of a daguerreotype of Henry Marshall Ashby and a sketch to his plot in Old Gray Cemetery. Ashby was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Ashby enlisted in the Confederate States on July 6, 1861 at Knoxville, Tennessee, organized a company cavalry, was elected captain, and was assigned to the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion which became part of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Although he was sometimes referred to as an acting brigadier general, he ended the war as a colonel.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry Marshall Ashby was born in Fauquier County, Virginia in 1836. He attended The College of William and Mary in 1853 and 1854; however, he did not graduate. He worked as a trader in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Ashby was visiting an uncle in Knoxville, Tenn. when the Civil War broke out; he enlisted in the Confederate States on July 6, 1861 at Knoxville, organized a company cavalry and was elected captain, and was assigned to the 4th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion which became part of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Although he was sometimes referred to as an acting brigadier general, he ended the war as a colonel.
On May 10, 1868, a quarrel broke out on the streets of Knoxville between E. C. Camp and Ashby. Camp accused Ashby of mistreating Union prisoners during the war and then shot Ashby to death on Main Street in Knoxville. Camp claimed the shooting was in self-defense, and he was never prosecuted. Ashby was buried in Old Gray Cemetery in Knoxville.
Acquisition Note
Donated to Special Collections 2013.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository