General Jubal Early, C.S.A.

General Jubal Early, C.S.A.

(Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against secession, Early was commissioned as a colonel i...

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General Jubal Early, C.S.A.
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Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against secession, Early was commissioned as a colonel in the 24th Virginia Infantry. Promoted to brigadier general in July 1861, major general in April 1863, and lieutenant general in May 1864. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, the Peninsular campaign (wounded), Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the 1864 Shenandoah campaign. After the war, Early briefly lived in Mexico and later in Canada. He returned to Virginia in 1869, where he practiced law, lectured, and wrote extensively on the war. He died in March 1894 and is buried in Lynchburg, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000257Q257General Jubal Early, C.S.A.(Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against secession, Early was commissioned as a colonel in the 24th Virginia Infantry. Promoted to brigadier general in July 1861, major general in April 1863, and lieutenant general in May 1864. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, the Peninsular campaign (wounded), Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the 1864 Shenandoah campaign. After the war, Early briefly lived in Mexico and later in Canada. He returned to Virginia in 1869, where he practiced law, lectured, and wrote extensively on the war. He died in March 1894 and is buried in Lynchburg, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #16v8539Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00309http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6571
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