Jubal Anderson Early (1816 - 1894)

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Gen Jubal Anderson Early

General Jubal Anderson Early was born on 3 Nov 1816 in Franklin County, Virginia, United States, the son of Joab Early, a veteran of the War of 1812, and Ruth (Hairston) Early. He was the great grandson of Colonel Jeremiah Early who fought in the French and Indian War as well as the American Revolutionary War. Jubal Anderson Early fought in the Seminole Wars as well as the Mexican American War, in which he served as a Major with the 1st Virginia Volunteers from 1847–1848. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1841–1843. He was also a practicing lawyer. But Jubal Anderson Early is known for his valiant efforts on behalf of the Confederate States of America.

Jubal was a Confederate General in the American Civil War, earning the nickname "Old Jubilee". He served in the Eastern Theater of the war for the entire conflict, as a division commander under Stonewall Jackson and Richard Stoddert Ewell, and in later actions commanded a corps. He was the Confederate commander in key battles of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, including a daring raid to the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

Rather than surender with the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9, 1865, General Early escaped to Texas by horseback disguised as a farmer. He expected to find a Confederate force still holding out there, but was disappointed. He the sailed to Cuba and Canada. While living in Toronto, he wrote his memoir, A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence, in the Confederate States of America, which focused on his Valley Campaign. The book was published in 1867.

Early was pardoned in 1868 by President Andrew Johnson, but still remained an "unreconstructed rebel". In 1869, he returned to Virginia and resumed the practice of law and spent time writing.

The articles he wrote for the Southern Historical Society in the 1870s established the Lost Cause point of view as a long-lasting literary and cultural phenomenon. The beliefs endorse the virtues of the antebellum South, viewing the American Civil War as an honorable struggle for the Southern way of life, which some historians say facilitated the reunification of the North and the South. ^[1][2] For all of those in the South who suffered greatly during the war, it allowed a sense of dignity and honor despite defeat. This is his lasting legacy.

Lynchburg, Virginia 1847-01-14

On July 19, 1845, Mexico declared war against the U.S.

It was learned that Major Jubal A. Early with his troops from Franklin County would pass through the town [Lynchburg] January 14, 1847, on his way to Richmond to enlist. Preparations were made to entertain him and his men. A public dinner was given them at the Universalist [sic] church, and as they marched through the streets the people cheered and the ladies waved their handkerchiefs. From that day July 19, 1845 until peace was declared, Lynchburg took great interest in the war, and was ready if there was need to send its quota of soldiers. But the [Mexican] war had little or no effect upon the town of Lynchburg. Brig. Gen. Early is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Lost Cause by Caroline E. janney, Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 2009
2. ↑ The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History Gary W. Gallagher and Alan T. Nolan, eds. (2000), Indiana UP. p. 28.
3. ↑ W. Ashbury Christian, Lynchburg and Its People, J.P. Bell, Co., Lynchburg, Virginia, 1900, pgs. 134, 137.

See also:

• Wikipedia Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early

• The Family of Early Author: Ruth Hairston Early. Publisher: Lynchburg, Va, Brown-Morrison. Page: 107 & 108.

• A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America by Jubal A. Early, Edited by Gary W. Gallagher. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2001. ISBN 1-57003-450-8.

• Gallagher, Gary W. Jubal A. Early, the Lost Cause, and Civil War History: A Persistent Legacy (Frank L. Klement Lectures, No. 4). Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-87462-328-6.

• Find A Grave Jubal Anderson Early, memorial #9118

• "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q269-7QQG : 18 March 2018), Jubal A Early, 1894.

• Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Early_and_Jubal_Early_Monument

• Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lynchburg

• 2022-01-05 Gen Jubal Early - Blue Roses - Spring Hill Cemetery DSCF1873.JPG
• 2022-01-05 Virginia Historic Marker - Fort Early - Fort Avenue - Lynchburg Virginia DSCF1890.JPG
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• 2022-01-05 Monument - Fort Early - Fort Avenue - Lynchburg Virginia DSCF1892.JPG
• 2022-10-05 Monument and Virginia Historic Marker - Fort Early - Fort Avenue - Lynchburg Virginia DSCF1894.JPG
• 2022-10-05 Fort Early - Lynchburg Virginia DSCF1887.JPG
• Ted Alexander, “'Old Jube' Fools the Yankees: Jubal Early's Diversion to Support McCausland's Raid,” Blue & Gray, vol. XI, no. 6 (August 1994): 19.
• Blue & Gray Magazine - Vol. XI, No. 6, August 1994