American lawyer, politician and military officer (1816–1894)
For the character from the television series Firefly, see Jubal Early (Firefly). For the ferry, see White's Ferry.
Jubal Early
Early, c. 1861–1865
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Franklin County
In office 1841–1842
Preceded by
Wyley P. Woods
Succeeded by
Norborne Taliaferro
Personal details
Born
Jubal Anderson Early
(1816-11-03)November 3, 1816 Franklin County, Virginia, U.S.
Died
March 2, 1894(1894-03-02) (aged 77) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place
Spring Hill cemetery, Lynchburg
Political party
Whig
Relatives
John Early (1st cousin twice removed)
Alma mater
United States Military Academy
Profession
Military officer
politician
lawyer
Signature
Nickname(s)
"Old Jube" "Old Jubilee" "Bad Old Man"
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Confederate States
Branch/service
United States Army (USA)
Confederate States Army (CSA)
Years of service
1837–1838 (USA)
1847–1848 (USA)
1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank
Major (USA)
Major general (CSA)
Lieutenant general (CSA)
Commands
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Valley
Battles/wars
Seminole Wars
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Williamsburg
Battle of Malvern Hill
Northern Virginia Campaign
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Gettysburg Campaign
Overland Campaign
Valley Campaigns of 1864
Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.[1] Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his United States Army commission after the Second Seminole War and his Virginia military commission after the Mexican–American War, in both cases to practice law and participate in politics. Accepting a Virginia and later Confederate military commission as the American Civil War began, Early fought in the Eastern Theater throughout the conflict. He commanded a division under Generals Stonewall Jackson and Richard S. Ewell, and later commanded a corps.
A key Confederate defender of the Shenandoah Valley, during the Valley campaigns of 1864, Early made daring raids to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., and as far as York, Pennsylvania, but was eventually pushed back by Union Army troops led by General Philip Sheridan, losing over half his forces. After the war, Early fled to Mexico, then Cuba and Canada, and upon returning to the United States took pride as an "unrepentant rebel."
Particularly after the death of Gen. Robert E. Lee in 1870, Early delivered speeches establishing the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, cofounding the Southern Historical Society and several Confederate memorial associations.[2]
^John Y. Simon; Michael E. Stevens (2003). New Perspectives on the Civil War: Myths and Realities of the National Conflict. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4616-1052-6.
^J. Tracy Power, "Jubal A. Early (1816–1894)" Archived November 26, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
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