Henry Marshall Ashby | |
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Born | c. 1836 Fauquier County, Virginia |
Died | July 10, 1868 (Aged 31 or 32) Knoxville, Tennessee |
Buried | Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel Acting Brigadier General |
Commands | 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment Ashby's Cavalry Brigade Humes's Division (acting) |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Henry Marshall Ashby (c. 1836 – July 10, 1868) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War (Civil War). Although he commanded a brigade from June 1864 and a division at the Battle of Bentonville and through the surrender of the Confederate force under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, he was never appointed a brigadier general by Confederate President Jefferson Davis or confirmed as a general officer by the Confederate Senate.