Jubal Anderson Early

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Jubal Anderson Early was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, known for his aggressive command style and postwar role as a leading proponent of the Lost Cause narrative.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general
person
allegiance Confederate States of America
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
birthDate 1816-11-03
birthPlace Franklin County, Virginia, United States
burialPlace Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
commandedUnit Army of the Valley
divisions in the Army of Northern Virginia
conflictRole Confederate commander in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States
deathDate 1894-03-02
deathPlace Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
linked to: Lynchburg, Virginia
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Early
fullName Jubal Anderson Early
gender male
givenName Jubal
graduationYear 1837
historicalReputation controversial for his defense of the Confederacy and promotion of the Lost Cause
ideology Lost Cause of the Confederacy
knownFor aggressive command style as a Confederate general
leading proponent of the Lost Cause narrative
language English
memberOf Virginia House of Delegates
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
militaryRank Lieutenant general
notableBattle Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
First Battle of Bull Run
notableCampaign 1864 Valley Campaigns
notableEvent led Confederate raid toward Washington, D.C. in July 1864
politicalAffiliation Whig Party (United States)
linked to: Whig Party
postwarActivity criticized James Longstreet and other former Confederates who cooperated with Reconstruction
wrote Civil War memoirs and defenses of the Confederacy
profession lawyer
military officer
politician
residence Virginia
servedIn American Civil War
Mexican–American War
Second Seminole War
supported secession of Southern states
slavery in the United States

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Jubal A. Early fullName Jubal Anderson Early
subject linked to: Major General Jubal A. Early
Jubal Anderson Early fullName Jubal Anderson Early