Lewis Ashby
Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County lists Lewis Ashby first among the enlisted men of the Clarke Cavalry, "killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864." Gold also prints a Lewis Ashby in Company I, 12th Virginia, and an "L. Ashby" under "Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry" on an inscription to the "SONS OF CLARKE", but whether these are the same man is not established. This page takes the roll's Lewis Ashby to be probably, not certainly, its man, and does not decide whether he is the James L. Ashby of the VMI Memorial.
Civil War as the cited records state it
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- 5 statements
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Is this the same man?
IDENTITY Likely A Lewis Ashby of the Clarke Cavalry killed at Trevillian Station on June 11, 1864, by Gold's roll; the inscription's "L. Ashby" and a Co. I, 12th Va. Lewis Ashby are Unconfirmed, and whether he is the VMI sketch's James L. Ashby is not decided.
What distinguishes him: First name and surname as printed in one roll entry (Gold, printed p. 240) in the roll of the Clarke Cavalry. The "L. Ashby" on the inscription list (p. 315) and a Lewis Ashby in a Co. I, 12th Virginia list (p. 309) are Unconfirmed as the same man. The Virginia Military Institute Memorial has a James L. Ashby of the same company killed at the same place on the same day; the print does not show whether they are one man, so the two are kept as separate entries and are not merged.
Clarke connection: Clarke roll and memorial, qualified: listed in Gold's 1914 roll of the Clarke Cavalry (printed p. 240), a troop that Gold's chapter XXV (p. 238) says went from the County of Clarke but was not composed wholly of residents of that county, and an "L. Ashby" under Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry on the inscription list "to the memory of the sons of Clarke" (p. 315). The roll alone does not show that he lived in Clarke; no birth or residence record has been read.
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Evidence depth: Recorded
Service summary
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| Field | As the record prints it | Source | RECORD | IDENTITY |
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| Dates of service | killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864 | History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Likely |
What the records say
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| Date not established | Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list. | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY UnconfirmedThe claim is about the inscription's heading, not about any man; it says nothing of which man is meant. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list. What the source supportsWhat kind of list the inscription names on pp. 315-316 belong to: a memorial "to the memory of the sons of Clarke who gave their lives." UncertaintyThis is a heading, not an entry for any man, and it names none of the three men on whose pages it is cited (Pendleton, Lewis Ashby, John W. Ashby); it says only what kind of list their initial-and-surname entries belong to. The wording ("the rights of the states," "Fortune denied them success") is the inscription's own 1900s Lost Cause voice, reported as Gold prints it and not as a finding of this project. The monument inscription gives initials and surname only, with no first name, company or date, and the book gives no key to it; another man with the same initials cannot be ruled out from the page. That the list is the inscription of the Confederate monument rests on the roster record for the page and on Gold's later sentence about the unveiling; the word "monument" is not on the heading page. The crop ends at the first two lines of the EAST SIDE. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. SourceEvidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 314, PDF p. 346 of the hosted copy, the dedication heading of the monument inscription Relevant passageERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
| Date not established | Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County opens chapter XXV, "THE CLARKE CAVALRY," on printed p. 238 with "AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry," and goes on to say "It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county." Printed p. 239 introduces "The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:" | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY UnconfirmedThis statement is about the roll's heading, not about the man; it says nothing of which man is meant. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County opens chapter XXV, "THE CLARKE CAVALRY," on printed p. 238 with "AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry," and goes on to say "It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county." Printed p. 239 introduces "The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:" What the source supportsWhat Gold prints at the head of the roll of the Clarke Cavalry in which the Lewis Ashby entry stands, including that the troop was not composed wholly of residents of Clarke County. UncertaintyAs printed; the print has an en dash in "1861-65," shown here with a hyphen. Gold's chapter on the Clarke Cavalry says the troop "went from the County of Clarke" and, in the next sentence, that it was not composed wholly of residents of that county, and that men from adjoining and distant counties and from other states enlisted in it. A man's place in a roll of the troop therefore shows a Clarke roll, under this site's rule, but does not by itself show that he lived in Clarke County. The heading is a run of pages, not one boxed heading: the chapter opening (p. 238) and the roster's introduction (p. 239, which says "the Company" and does not repeat "Clarke Cavalry"); the company letter and regiment are not on these two pages. The claim names no man; the Lewis Ashby entry is on p. 240 (see C1396). Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. SourceEvidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 238, PDF p. 264 of the hosted copy, opening of chapter XXV, "The Clarke Cavalry" Relevant passageCHAPTER XXV THE CLARKE CAVALRY AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 238, PDF p. 264 of the hosted copy, chapter XXV, the sentences on who made up the troop Relevant passageIt is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county. It was a crack corps, and many men from adjoining and distant counties of the State and from other states enlisted in it, Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 239, PDF p. 267 of the hosted copy, introduction to the roster of the Clarke Cavalry Relevant passageThe roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows: Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
| Date not established | Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in the roster of the Clarke Cavalry on printed p. 240, has the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and as the first entry "Ashby, Lewis; killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864." | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY LikelyA Lewis Ashby of the Clarke Cavalry, killed at Trevillian Station on June 11, 1864, by this page; whether he is the VMI sketch's James L. Ashby is Unconfirmed and not decided here. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in the roster of the Clarke Cavalry on printed p. 240, has the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and as the first entry "Ashby, Lewis; killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864." What the source supportsWhat Gold's roll prints for Lewis Ashby: that he was killed in action at Trevillian Station on June 11, 1864. UncertaintyAs printed (the first entry runs onto a second line), with "Trevillian" as printed. The page names no company letter; the company is from the chapter heading (see C1395) and from other pages not used here. The entry gives a first name and surname only: no birth, residence or family. Buckner, George and Shirley C. Ashby are listed on the same page; no relationship to Lewis, or to the VMI sketch's Buckner Ashby, is stated. Gold's chapter on the Clarke Cavalry says the troop "went from the County of Clarke" and, in the next sentence, that it was not composed wholly of residents of that county, and that men from adjoining and distant counties and from other states enlisted in it. A man's place in a roll of the troop therefore shows a Clarke roll, under this site's rule, but does not by itself show that he lived in Clarke County. The Trevilian Station entry (Co. D, June 11, 1864) appears for two men in two sources: James L. Ashby in the VMI Memorial and Lewis Ashby in Gold's roll of the Clarke Cavalry. Neither source names the other's man, the first names differ, and the print does not show whether they are one man or two; this site keeps them as two entries, James L. Ashby and Lewis Ashby, and does not merge them. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. SourceEvidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 240, PDF p. 268 of the hosted copy, the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and the first entry of the list Relevant passageENLISTED MEN / Ashby, Lewis; killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
| Date not established | Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, on printed p. 309, in a two-column list headed "CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA," prints the names "Buckner Ashby," "Lewis Ashby," "Russell Ashby," "Abner Ferguson" and "J. Ship Mitchel." | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY UnconfirmedA different unit from the Clarke Cavalry Lewis Ashby; nothing here shows whether it is the same man or another Lewis Ashby. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, on printed p. 309, in a two-column list headed "CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA," prints the names "Buckner Ashby," "Lewis Ashby," "Russell Ashby," "Abner Ferguson" and "J. Ship Mitchel." What the source supportsThat Gold prints a Lewis Ashby in Co. I, 12th Virginia (not Co. D, 6th Virginia). UncertaintyA name in a list, with no date or fate. It is a different unit from the Clarke Cavalry entry (see C1396); nothing on the page shows whether this is the same man (a transfer) or another Lewis Ashby, and this site treats it as a separate lead. The page carries no chapter heading; that it is Gold's list of Clarke County men in other commands rests on the roster record for the page, so the Clarke basis is qualified and rests on the book. Pencil tick marks beside three names in the image are a reader's annotations, not print. Buckner and Russell Ashby are listed with him; no relationship is stated. John W. Ashby of the VMI sketch also served in Co. I, 12th Va. Cav., but is not on this list. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. SourceEvidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 309, PDF p. 341 of the hosted copy, the list headed CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA Relevant passageCO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA / Buckner Ashby | Lewis Ashby / Russell Ashby | Abner Ferguson / J. Ship Mitchel Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
| Date not established | Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "SOUTH SIDE" and "Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry," three ranked names and a two-column name list that begins with "L. Ashby" and "J. Bell." | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Unconfirmed"L." fits Lewis Ashby of the roster, and fits James L. Ashby of the VMI sketch only if the inscription used the middle initial; the page cannot choose between them. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "SOUTH SIDE" and "Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry," three ranked names and a two-column name list that begins with "L. Ashby" and "J. Bell." What the source supportsThat the inscription list Gold prints includes the name "L. Ashby" under Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry. UncertaintyThe monument inscription gives initials and surname only, with no first name, company or date, and the book gives no key to it; another man with the same initials cannot be ruled out from the page. That the list is the inscription of the Confederate monument rests on the roster record for the page and on Gold's later sentence about the unveiling; the word "monument" is not on the heading page. "L." fits Lewis Ashby of the roster and would fit "James L." Ashby of the VMI sketch only if the inscription used his middle initial, which is not shown; the crop cannot choose between them, and this site does not. The crop cuts the list after the second line, and the heading above the inscription is on p. 314 (see C1388). The Trevilian Station entry (Co. D, June 11, 1864) appears for two men in two sources: James L. Ashby in the VMI Memorial and Lewis Ashby in Gold's roll of the Clarke Cavalry. Neither source names the other's man, the first names differ, and the print does not show whether they are one man or two; this site keeps them as two entries, James L. Ashby and Lewis Ashby, and does not merge them. Each cited passage was read twice, the second time independently: first as a rendered page image of a digital reproduction (a 200 dpi render of the stated PDF page of the hosted copy), then on a cropped image of the same page. Both readings support the claim; neither was of the paper itself. The crop is held privately and is not shown on this site. Nothing beyond the quoted passage was read from the page. No human historian has reviewed this claim. SourceEvidence role: supports. Supports the claim at the cited book's own level; the underlying record was not read. See limits. History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the statesThomas D. Gold · 1914 (publication) Locator: Printed p. 315, PDF p. 347 of the hosted copy, the SOUTH SIDE, Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry, heading and first names Relevant passageSOUTH SIDE / Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry / LIEUT. D. H. ALLEN / LIEUT. C. G. SHUMATE / SERGT. W. B. MOORE / L. Ashby | J. Bell Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: gold-1914. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
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The dedication heading of the Confederate monument inscription in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 314: Erected to the memory of the sons of Clarke who gave their lives in defense of the rights of the states, with the first names of the East side.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 314. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 100,190 730x560 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 314, PDF p. 346 of the hosted copy, the dedication heading of the monument inscription
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list.
People namedEdmund Pendleton, Lewis Ashby, John W. Ashby
Typed transcription
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME / EAST SIDE / 2nd Virginia Inf., Stonewall Brigade / LIEUT. COL. W. W. RANDOLPH / SERGT. MAJ. N. BURWELL
- Source
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
- Date as printed
- 1914 (published)
- Page
- 314 as printed; PDF page 346
- Passage
- Printed p. 314, PDF p. 346 of the hosted copy, the dedication heading of the monument inscription
- What it supports
- Printed p. 314 of Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County carries the dedication heading of an inscription: "ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SONS OF CLARKE who gave their lives in defense of the RIGHTS OF THE STATES and of Constitutional Government Fortune denied them success But they achieved IMPERISHABLE FAME," followed by the EAST SIDE names; the inscribed names on pp. 315-316 continue the list.
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RECORD Likely IDENTITY Unconfirmed
The claim is about the inscription's heading, not about any man; it says nothing of which man is meant.
The opening of chapter XXV, The Clarke Cavalry, in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 238, with the sentences on who made up the troop.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 238. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 90,280 740x445 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 238, PDF p. 264 of the hosted copy, opening of chapter XXV, "The Clarke Cavalry"
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County opens chapter XXV, "THE CLARKE CAVALRY," on printed p. 238 with "AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry," and goes on to say "It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county." Printed p. 239 introduces "The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:"
People namedLewis Ashby
Typed transcription
CHAPTER XXV THE CLARKE CAVALRY AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry. It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county. It was a crack corps, and many men from adjoining and distant counties of the State and from other states enlisted in it, attracted by its reputation for dash and gallantry, and the character of the material of which it was composed.
- Source
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
- Date as printed
- 1914 (published)
- Page
- 238 as printed; PDF page 264
- Passage
- Printed p. 238, PDF p. 264 of the hosted copy, opening of chapter XXV, "The Clarke Cavalry"
- What it supports
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County opens chapter XXV, "THE CLARKE CAVALRY," on printed p. 238 with "AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry," and goes on to say "It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county." Printed p. 239 introduces "The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:"
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RECORD Likely IDENTITY Unconfirmed
This statement is about the roll's heading, not about the man; it says nothing of which man is meant.
The sentence in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 239, that introduces the roster of the Clarke Cavalry for the war of 1861-65.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 239. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 50,545 800x115 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 239, PDF p. 267 of the hosted copy, introduction to the roster of the Clarke Cavalry
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County opens chapter XXV, "THE CLARKE CAVALRY," on printed p. 238 with "AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry," and goes on to say "It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county." Printed p. 239 introduces "The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:"
People namedLewis Ashby
Typed transcription
The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:
- Source
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
- Date as printed
- 1914 (published)
- Page
- 239 as printed; PDF page 267
- Passage
- Printed p. 239, PDF p. 267 of the hosted copy, introduction to the roster of the Clarke Cavalry
- What it supports
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County opens chapter XXV, "THE CLARKE CAVALRY," on printed p. 238 with "AMONG the military organizations that went from the County of Clarke in defense of the State and Southland in the war between the states, was a troop of horse known as the Clarke Cavalry," and goes on to say "It is not to be understood that this troop was composed wholly of residents of said county." Printed p. 239 introduces "The roster of the Company when it engaged in the war of 1861-65 with changes and additions in its officers herein below noted, were as follows:"
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- Cropped to the document only; no retouch, no highlight.
RECORD Likely IDENTITY Unconfirmed
This statement is about the roll's heading, not about the man; it says nothing of which man is meant.
The heading ENLISTED MEN and the first four entries of the Clarke Cavalry roll in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 240, the first of them Lewis Ashby, killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 240. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 90,490 760x230 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 240, PDF p. 268 of the hosted copy, the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and the first entry of the list
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in the roster of the Clarke Cavalry on printed p. 240, has the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and as the first entry "Ashby, Lewis; killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864."
People namedLewis Ashby
Typed transcription
ENLISTED MEN / Ashby, Lewis; killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864. / Ashby, Buckner; discharged under an Act of Congress. / Ashby, George; discharged on surgeon's certificate. / Ashby, Shirley C.
- Source
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
- Date as printed
- 1914 (published)
- Page
- 240 as printed; PDF page 268
- Passage
- Printed p. 240, PDF p. 268 of the hosted copy, the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and the first entry of the list
- What it supports
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, in the roster of the Clarke Cavalry on printed p. 240, has the subheading "ENLISTED MEN" and as the first entry "Ashby, Lewis; killed in action at Trevillian Station, June 11, 1864."
- Treatment
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RECORD Likely IDENTITY Likely
A Lewis Ashby of the Clarke Cavalry, killed at Trevillian Station on June 11, 1864, by this page; whether he is the VMI sketch's James L. Ashby is Unconfirmed and not decided here.
A list headed Co. I, 12th Virginia, in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 309: Buckner Ashby, Russell Ashby, J. Ship Mitchel, Lewis Ashby and Abner Ferguson.
What this image does and does not showA crop of part of one printed page; the rest of the page and the book is not shown. A pencil mark in the margin beside the name is not part of the printed list.
Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 309. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 50,870 800x150 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 309, PDF p. 341 of the hosted copy, the list headed CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, on printed p. 309, in a two-column list headed "CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA," prints the names "Buckner Ashby," "Lewis Ashby," "Russell Ashby," "Abner Ferguson" and "J. Ship Mitchel."
People namedLewis Ashby
Typed transcription
CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA / Buckner Ashby | Lewis Ashby / Russell Ashby | Abner Ferguson / J. Ship Mitchel
- Source
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
- Date as printed
- 1914 (published)
- Page
- 309 as printed; PDF page 341
- Passage
- Printed p. 309, PDF p. 341 of the hosted copy, the list headed CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA
- What it supports
- Gold's 1914 history of Clarke County, on printed p. 309, in a two-column list headed "CO. I, 12TH VIRGINIA," prints the names "Buckner Ashby," "Lewis Ashby," "Russell Ashby," "Abner Ferguson" and "J. Ship Mitchel."
- Treatment
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RECORD Likely IDENTITY Unconfirmed
A different unit from the Clarke Cavalry Lewis Ashby; nothing here shows whether it is the same man or another Lewis Ashby.
The South side of the Confederate monument inscription in Gold's history (1914), printed p. 315, headed Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry: Lieut. D. H. Allen, Lieut. C. G. Shumate, Sergt. W. B. Moore and the first names beneath, among them L. Ashby.
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Thomas D. Gold, History of Clarke County, Virginia (1914), p. 315. Rights Changes: Cropped to the document only (box 70,460 770x270 pixels of the page image); not retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
Source: History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states Open the full image
What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Printed p. 315, PDF p. 347 of the hosted copy, the SOUTH SIDE, Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry, heading and first names
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "SOUTH SIDE" and "Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry," three ranked names and a two-column name list that begins with "L. Ashby" and "J. Bell."
People namedLewis Ashby
Typed transcription
SOUTH SIDE / Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry / LIEUT. D. H. ALLEN / LIEUT. C. G. SHUMATE / SERGT. W. B. MOORE / L. Ashby | J. Bell / Jas. Bell | J. Barbee
- Source
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Thomas D. Gold
- Date as printed
- 1914 (published)
- Page
- 315 as printed; PDF page 347
- Passage
- Printed p. 315, PDF p. 347 of the hosted copy, the SOUTH SIDE, Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry, heading and first names
- What it supports
- Printed p. 315 of Gold's 1914 history prints, under the heading "SOUTH SIDE" and "Co. D, 6th Virginia Regiment, Cavalry," three ranked names and a two-column name list that begins with "L. Ashby" and "J. Bell."
- Treatment
- Cropped to the document only; no retouch, no highlight.
RECORD Likely IDENTITY Unconfirmed
"L." fits Lewis Ashby of the roster, and fits James L. Ashby of the VMI sketch only if the inscription used the middle initial; the page cannot choose between them.
Cited, with no image here
- History of Clarke County, Virginia and its connection with the war between the states, Printed p. 238, PDF p. 264 of the hosted copy, chapter XXV, the sentences on who made up the troop. The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
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- James L. Ashby Likely the same man: a Co. D, 6th Virginia Cavalry soldier's compiled service record shows him signing his own name both "Jas[James] Louis Ashby" and "Lewis Ashby"
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