Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Hair |
Catalog Number |
0985.14.00132 |
Date |
1862 |
Description |
Small bundle of straw- or white-colored horsehair tied with white thread to a piece of cardboard. Inscription: "Lock of hair from the tail of Gen. Ashby's horse. Killed in a heavy skirmish near Harrisonburg. June 6th 1862." |
Material |
Hair/Paper |
Dimensions |
L-3.5 inches |
Event |
death of Turner Ashby, June 6, 1862 |
Provenance |
Hair from Gallant Gray, Turner Ashby's horse which was killed in the same charge as Ashby. "Lock of hair from the tail of Gen. Ashby's horse. Killed in a heavy skirmish near Harrisonburg. June 6th 1862." |
People |
Ashby, Turner Gallant Gray |
Search Terms |
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 death of Turner Ashby, June 6, 1862 Battle of Harrisonburg |
Subjects |
hair memorial horses animals dead animals |