Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-03-08
JUBAL A. EARLY DEAD.
/, oa,s Grad Old Man" Passes Away at his
Home In lynChburg, Pa.

effects of a fall down a hight OF s'eps'
H. a.c;dent occurred two weeks ago.
mo General. who was nearly oo years
Of ace and quite feeble, was coming OUT
IF he nost-ofIice and had just started
down the steps when his foot sllppeo On
tba coat of ice and he plunged head,
iono striking several steps IN MS 1aii
and finally landing on the pavement
several feet below. He was picked up
in semi-conscious condition ana re,
moved to his home, where medlcal alu
was at once summoned and restoratlVes
annlied. He gradually failed, however,
and death came on Friday, evening.
Gen. Early was one OF the most plciI,,
uresoue survivors of the Lost cause.
He was a native OF Franklin county,
Va, where he was born NovelnoeI D.
1s14 Like SO many others who alter
wards attained distinction under the
fao of the Condederacy, Gen. Early
,uas graduate of West Point. Shortly
following his graduation in 1887 he was
amounted lieutenant of artillery ana
assigned to duty at Fort Monroe, va.
The Florida war broke out the same
wear and after about twelve months
service he resigned and began practlc-
ing law. He served in the Legislature
and was ice elected commonwealth
attorn;v. l. lring the Mexican war ne
was ma, ,r of the regiment OF Virginia
volunteers and for q short period was
acting governor of Monterey.
When the civil war broke out Gen;
Early was practicing law. lie entered
the service of the Confederacy as colo-
mel. He commanded brigade at Bun
Run and distinguished himself at the
battle of Williamsburg, where ne re,
ceived what was at that time regarded
as a mortal wound. He recovered,
however, and in a remarkably short
time was again in active service. lie
was promoted brigadier-general, and IN
Nav. 1868, commanded the division
that held Fredericksburg while Lee was
fighting the battle of charlottesville.
He also commanded division at
Gettysburg.
Thirty Years ago Gen. Early was con-
Quoting a campaign in the Shenandoah
Valley that attracted the attention OF
the whole world. He was ordered to
the valley from the vicinity OF Rich
mond, where he had been supporting
Lee. There his operations were at first
successful. In July he crossed the Po-
tomac, gained the battle Of Monocacy
and for time threatened Washington,
but was obliged to retreat. Toward the
end of the month a portion OF his cav
airy advanced into Pennsylvania as lar
thew burned. Then came the famous
dispatch of Sheridan that he had met
Early and sent him whirling through
Winchester"
Gen. Early during this campaign sew
eral times met Gen. Sheridan, to his
sorrow. He was defeated at Opequan
and again at Fishers Hill three days
later. 1t was on October 10, 1864, that
he surprised the national forcesat Cedar
Creek, in the absence Of Sheridan.
There is dispute as to the mettle of the
steed whisl Gen. Sheridan rode on
that historic occasion, the most anthem
tic accounts indicating that he was
almost the opposite of the fiery charge
of Thomas Buchanan Reeds poem, but
the important fact was that he got his
to save the day and convert what
seemed to be hopeless defeat into a
brilliant victory. Gen. Early received
another overwhelming blow in March
following, when he was whipped by
Gen. Custer at Waynesboro. This de-
feat lost him his command in the .Shen-
andoah Valley.
One of the remarkable documents of
the Confederate war reports is Gen.
Lees letter relieving Early of his COM
mand. 1t is a model of courtesy.
"Y our reverses in the valley, of which
the public and the army judge chiefly
by the results" wrote Gen. Lee, have,
/ fear, impaired your influence both
would greatly add to the difficulties
attend our military operations in South
western Virginia. While my confidence
in your zeal, ability and devotion to the
cause is unimpaired, / have neverthe-
Jess felt that l could not oppose what
seems to be the current opinion with
out injustice to your reputation and in
jury to the service"
After the close of the war Gen. Early
spent some time in Europe, and on his
return resumed the practice of law in
Richmond. After he accepted the man
agement Of the Louisiana State Lottery,
In conjunction with the late Gen. Beau
regard, his residence was alternately in
Lvnchburg and New Orleans. Gen.
with which his otherwise honora-
bic name was associated for TWEEN
ty years, was only nominal. The
aim Of John Morris and the other con-
trollers OF the concern was to attract
public patronage by the connection of
Gems. Early and Beauregard with it.
1t was the original intention to have
the drawings superintendent by an ex-
Unlonand an ex-Confederate command
er, but Gen. Meade and several other
prominent Northern men to whom
propositions were made rejected them
with Indignation.
The war over and Lee surrendered.
Early, after long and dangerous ride
from Virginia through the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
n mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and
IeXas,, without giving his parole TO the
United States authorities, left the coun-
Try, voluntary exile, rather than sub
nit TO the rule of his enemies. He
went to Mexico to cast his fortunes with
~ MlaAlmlilan, but arrived too late and
Tnen Went to Europe. He returned to