JOHN ASHBY (MILITIAMAN)

'John Ashby' was Colonel in the Virginia Militia
During the French and Indian war there was a siege at present day Fort Ashby, West Virginia. In 1756 Colonel John Ashby was out of the fort at that location and was attacked by Indians and made a remarkable escape to the fort. The fort was named for him Fort Ashby

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