“Black Knight of the Confederacy” - Turner Ashby Shirt Size:Large 5th Kentucky Cavalry Flag

5th Kentucky Cavalry Flag

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“Black Knight of the Confederacy” - Turner Ashby Shirt Size:Large 5th Kentucky Cavalry FlagHistorical Background: At Harpers Ferry, Ashby was assigned to the Virginia Militia command of Colonel Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson. He was responsible for guarding fords across the Potomac River and bridges from Harpers Ferry to Point of Rocks, Maryland. His command assisted Maryland men with Confederate sympathies to pass into Virginia, and they disrupted railroad traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and interfered with the passage of boats on