The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

tions and country to General
Ewel. | conld imagine what he
was saying 10y the motions of his
right arm. pointed him out to
my adiutaut. Look at AShbY,
see how he is enjoying himself"
"Thc account | have given
YOU. " continues Colonel Johnson,
GOT the manner of AShby 5 death,
is collected from the statements
of many cye.witnesSeS of my Skin
misher'> companies. who were all
around him when he fell. ! did
not see ii. though not 80 yards
distant from him when he fell,
bat was busy with my own men:
and am specific in stating the
source of his death. as there Is a
loose impression that he was
killed 10y a shot from the 18th
Virginia
II am persuaded this is not SO.
from the statement of two very
cool officers, Captain Nicholas
ana Lieutenant Booth, vino were
talking with him the minute be
fore he fell.
"A,hby was my first reyolu.
tiouary acquaintance iii Virginia.
! was with him when the first
blow was struck for the cause We
both had at heart. aud WAS with
him in his last fight. alWay>
knowing him to- be beyond all
modern men in chiyalIY. a. Zee
was equal to anyone IN courage
He combined the virtues OF N1
Philip Sydney with the dash oI
Nurat. / contribute my mite t.
his fame, which will live in the
Valley of Virginia, outside 81
books, as long as its hills d
mountains shall endure
Such is the noble tribute OF ont
gallant soldier to the fame Of hi,
comrade in arms.
The officers and many Of tn,
men of the Confederate Maryland
Lime, were descendants Of the sire.
who had rendered the name .
the corps famous on some OF the
most desperate and bloody field,
of the revolution, and as they
fought side 10y side with the regi
mrntS of the South. it is but ma
tural that the descendants of Suci
gallant men were willing to pay
the fitting tribute Df praise to the
brave men who fought side by
side with them in the fierce fra
tricidal conflict between the TIVE
sections of our nation,
$40 word" says a brilliant
Southern writer, escaped Ash
by's lips as he fell. 1t was not
necessary. No dying legend
spoken in deaths embrace, coult
have added to that noble life
Itself was a beautiful poem; {
sounding Grafton; sufficient
legacy to the virtue of his country
men"
Turner Ashby was as perfect
specimen of modern chivalry a.
the South evtrproduced. A few
perhaps, of his brother officer
equaled him, but none excelleC
him His brilliant daring, hi
extreme courtesy to women, hi
open. hearted manner and hi
scorn of low, mean actions, wer
qualities ever to he admired il
the true gentleman. A little in
cident we will relate, shows hoy
highly he valued his persona
honor, when even dealing wit
his foes. After the fight at Win
chester the Federal women an,
families of the officers sometime
applied to Ashby to get passes
They were equally surprised an,
pleased to find with what readi
ness they were granted. The
would say to Ashby, "COl0ne
Ashby, you may search our bag
gage. We assure You we ar
carrying away nothing which W
are not at liberty to do" Hi
reply was, 81 have no right t
look into ladies' baggage, or t
examine their trunks. Souther
gentlemen do no such thing.
Or they would say to him, "COl
you may search our persons an,
see if we carry away anythin
contraband." The reply was
"Virginia gentlemen do no
search the persons of ladies'
"The key to Ashby's characte
was his passion for danger. II
craved the excitement of battl
and was never happier than whe
riding his noble steed into til
thickest of the storm of battle
His men could never find hil
idle. In battle his eye kindle
} up most gloriously. He wore
gray coat and pants, with boo
and sash; he always looked liz
work, was frequently cOvere
with mud and appeared to |
never fatigued and detected. /