Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Port Republic, the house where Turner Ashby's body lay

Port Republic, the house where Turner Ashby's body lay

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo0045.jpg

Description

Port Republic, the house where Turner Ashby's body lay after the Battle of Harrisonburg. Hisbody was laid out just inside the the lower windows shown so mourners could view from outside. (The Frank Kemper Home circa 1835 also known as the Turner Ashby House).

Collection

Collection 001

Made/Created

Notes

Medium: Black & White

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Building, Houses

Dimensions

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

9-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

TEAR, TOP

Copyright

Copyright Details

HRHS

Notes

Rep Rights: HRHS

General Notes

Note

Notes: HOUSE BUILT MID-19TH CENT, TEMP RESTING PLACE OF TURNER ASHBY, WAYLAND IN "STONEWALL JACKSON'S WAY," P.146, F. KEMPER OWNED 1862, IN "HISTORIC HOMES OF NORTHERN VA," P.226, TAVERN BEFORE KEMPER OWNED. IN "THE HISTORY OF PORT REPUBLIC," P. 76, File Name: 45 Photo Key: 52

Created By

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Create Date

May 24, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

May 26, 2026