Henry Marshall Ashby was a Confederate States Army colonel who served under what former United States Secretary of War?
Henry Marshall Ashby: Henry Marshall Ashby (1836 – July 10, 1868) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War (Civil War). Henry Marshall Ashby:  Although he commanded a brigade from June 1864 and a division at the Battle of Bentonville and through the surrender of the Confederate force under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, he was never appointed a brigadier general by Confederate President Jefferson Davis or confirmed as a general officer by the Confederate Senate. Jefferson Davis:  He was the 23rd United States Secretary of War, serving under U.S. President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857.
Jefferson Davis