Lt. Gen. Jubal Early
Born: November 3, 1816
Franklin County, Virginia
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Died: March 2, 1894
Lynchburg, Virginia
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West Point: June 1837
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Resigned: 1838
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Colonel, C.S.A.: April 1861
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Brig. General: July 21, 1861
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Maj. General: January 17, 1863
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Lieut. General: May 31, 1864
June 1837: West Point Graduate - 18th in class of 50
Seminole War in 3rd U.S. Artillery
1838: Resigned from the U.S. Army for the first time
1840's: Practiced law and was a prosecutor for both Franklin and Floyd Counties, Virginia
1841-1843: Virginia House of Delegates
1846-1848: Mexican American War
April 1861: Tendered his services to Virginia Governor and is appointed a Colonel in the Volunteer service
May 16, 1861: Reports to Lynchburg, Virginia to organize the volunteers
July 18, 1861: Battle at Blackburn's Ford
July 21, 1861: 1st Battle of Manassas
July 21, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
October 22, 1861 - May 5, 1862: Command brigade, Van Dorn's - DH Hill's Division
May 4-5, 1862: Battle of Williamsburg - During the battle, is wounded by a minie ball in the shoulder
June 28, 1862: Reported back to duty at General Lee's headquarters near Chickahominy
July 1 - September, 1862: Commanding Eizey's Brigade, Ewell's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
July 1, 1862: Battle of Malvern Hill
August 9, 1862: Battle of Cedar Run
August 28, 1862: Battle of Groveton
August 29-30, 1862: 2nd Battle of Manassas
September 1, 1862: Battle of Chantilly
September 17, 1862 - November 1863: Commanding Division
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam
December 4-5, 1863: Commanding Division
December 13, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg
January 17, 1863: Promoted to Major General
May 1-4, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville
June 13-15, 1863: 2nd Battle of Winchester
June 28, 1863: Capture and occupation of York, Pennsylvania
June 30, 1863: Recalled by General Lee back to Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863: Defeated Brig. Gen. Barlow's Division inflicting casualties three times more then his troops driving them back through the streets of Gettysburg
July 2, 1863: Assaulted East Cemetery Hill and despite initial success were repulsed by arriving Union reinforcements
July 3, 1863: Unsuccessful assault on Culp's Hill
July 4-5, 1863: Protected General Lee's rear as he retreated from Gettysburg
November - December 1863: Commanding the Corps
May 5-7, 1864: Battle of the Wilderness
May 7-20, 1864: Spotsylvania Campaign
May 12, 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor
May 31, 1864: Promoted to Lieutenant General
July 9, 1864: Battle of Monocacy
July 23-24, 1864: 2nd Battle of Kernstown
July 30, 1864: Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
September 22, 1864: Battle of Fisher's Hill
October 19, 1864: Battle of Cedar Creek
April 1865: After the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, Early fled to Mexico. Later, he traveled to Cuba and then Toronto, Canada
1868: Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson
1869: Returned to Virginia to practice law
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. pgs 254-255
Early, Jubal Anderson. Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early C. S. A. Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War
Between the States. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1912. Documenting the American South. August 2, 2011. web.
Osborne, Charles C. Jubal: The Life and Times of General Jubal A. Early, CSA, Defender of the Lost Cause. Chapel Hill, N.C.:
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1992.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 79-80
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