Life of Turner Ashby

Life of Turner Ashby is a 1914 non-fiction book by Thomas Ashby about Confederate general Turner Ashby, who was killed in the Battle of Good's Farm.

Overview

Thomas Ashby was a relative of Turner Ashby and wrote extremely positively of him in the book. The book took Ashby several years to research and write.

Publication history

Life of Turner Ashby was published in 1914 by the Neale Publishing Company. The initial publication was 275 pages long.

Reception

Ashby's book was well-received in the popular press. The Chattanooga News published a positive review, while The Daily Arkansas Gazette praised Ashby's prose. The Des Moines Register described the biography as being "sympathetically and carefully written." A review published in The Baltimore Sun positively described Ashby's research and prose. Positive reviews were also published in The Boston Globe, The Journal and Tribune, and the Omaha World-Herald. Confederate organizations similarly praised the book, with Confederate Veteran publishing a positive review.