Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muhuduku hwake, akaronga kambani isina kurongwa yevatasvi vemabhiza inozivikanwa seMountain Rangers, iyo yakava chikamu che7th Virginia Cavalry ("Ashby's Brigade"). Pakatanga Hondo Yenyika, Ashby nevarwi vake vakagoverwa kuVirginia Militia kutungamirirwa naColonel Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Kunyange zvazvo nhimbe yaJackson's Valley
Ashby akashoropodzwa naJackson nokuda kwokurovedza uye kurangwa kwevarume vake kwakaderera. Panguva iyo Ashby akaurawa, achitungamirira varume vake paHondo yeGood's Farm pedyo neHarrisonburg, akanga agamuchira nyeredzi yake. Zvisinei, chinzvimbo chaAshby chepamutemo chinopikiswa sezvo kukwidziridzwa hakuna kusimbiswa kusvika mushure mekufa kwake.