New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-03
OBITUARY..
GENERAL JUBAL a. EARLY.
Lynchburg. Va. March General Jubal \. Early
He'd tonight at 1890 o'clock

Ivnchburg. Va March 2-General JuDal y Early
died tonight at 1880 o'clock.
JubaI Anderson Early has numerous claims upon
remembrance conspicuous among them being MS
wanton burning Of the town Of Chambersburs. his
rand nght from the presence OF Philip II. Sheridan
his implacable hatred Of the National Government
which parIoned his crimes, and his long and fervent
devotion TO the interests Of the Louisiana state
LOTTERY His career presented, however, various
other and minor features worthy of review ana rec
ord lie was born in Franklin County Virginia, on
November O. 1916. and appointed from that state
a cadet at West Point. where he was graduated In
1871 Among his classmates were Henry w. Ben
ham, Braxton Bragg. Alexander b. Dyer. Israel
Voc,Ios Edward u. Townsend. Bennett II. HILL
William # French John Sedgwick. John c. Penn
berton. Joseph Hooker. Samuel Woods ana ROBERT
NJ McIane Being commissioned a second lieuten-
ant OF artillery. he served in garrison at Fortress
Monroe 1897; in the Seminole War. in Florida 1878,
and in the transferring Of the Cherokees to the
West 1895 Then having been made a first lieu
tenant ne resigned his commission and began prac-
Using law AT Rocky Mount Va. He was a member
Of the state House of Delegates Bil-i2 and Com
monwealth Attorney, lSi2-iL The Mexican war
called him back to the army. in 1871 as major IN te
lst Virginia Volunteers. and for a short time ne
was Acting Governor Of Monterey. In 1873 he re-
turned ~ bis law office and from 1913 TO 1852 was
again Commonwealth Attorney. The remainder OF
his career Is dismissed by the Biographical Register
Of the Military Academy with two lines: joiner III
the Rebellion Of 1916 against the United states
civil hlstOry-unknown.
II should be recorded however. that he was
prompt in entering the rebel army, serving as n
colonel at Bun Run. At Williamsburg. on May o.
49, he was seriously wounded. lie was made a
bri;adier- general. and in May, 1863 commanded the
division that held the lines at FredericksDurS while
Lee was busy at Charlottesville. lie also com
mandcI division az Gettysburg. In 1864 he took
charge Of the rebel forces IA the Shenandoah valley
and for a time met with marked success. Lee
authorized him 10 make u raid northward, menac-
ng Washington itself, IN hope of drawing back the
Army Of The Potomac. Accordingly he marched 10
Winchester on July > ana t"o days later occupied
Martinsburg. driving Slge before him. lie pushed
on across the Potomac almost unoppposed To the
Monocacy. where Ricketts, and Lew Wallace held
him i'm check for time. but were at last driven
from his path. Washington now lay apparently al
his mercy. and the rebel commanders supposed mat
me Army OF the Potomac would come trooping back
post haste To- the rescue. but Grant was IN charSe
and the Army of the Potomac stayed where 1t was.
General Wright presently confronted Early and the
latter swiftly r,tr,atoI o. l.cesburg thence through
straaburg toward Winchester. Then. finding he VAS
not pursued hy any considerable force. h. turned,
defeated crook. AMI again invaded Maryland. lie
n,Nt sent McCausaud on raid into pennsylvania,
for sheer riilagc and destruction. MrCausland went
as FER 49, Chambrrsbure defenccless town or 300
non-comDatints. and. under Early's orders deho-
,rateiy burned It the ground. Then he fell back
and reioincd Early.
This Infamous outrage impcll'l the Administra-
ton % agreo - TIE plan Grant had long been urE-
INK AMI Philip H. sheridan WAS commissioner 10
g, 20 the upper Potomac and deal WIN HarF'
sheridan went lie found Early occupying Martins
hlrs. Wulamsport and shcpherdstown, sending out
ratIins parties here and there. Their first meeting
Was a. Opequan. and sheridan sent karlys army
vhifiius up the valley" followed him. and three
lly. later caught h.m 40 Fishers iinl AMI tnrashrl
him again Early took To- nght WIKI amazing
CELEBRITY AMI r0' through thc Blue it!se Into East
,.u Nlrgt,il whittier sheridan dd uot follow him
IL IA l..-,r r.w came 49, irorn Richmond. Joined
Early ana began annoying sheridan hy intkiHs
'',,,(r, raids near his .ncampmeni. sheridan got
tir.I 90, this ami sent ont Toiher with Merritt ana
Custer o. rha-fi-o hiM IN" result says Hhrri-
dIf was - general -uash-!p of the cntir" Confed
.rIt. Inc. ~. retreat quickly degcueriiug into "a
r,ut ~. uk. u which was meyer before seen. For
fr.:,,n.i rcte,s aud pur4ulng Yankee. hos~er dis
playing celebrity thIt must hAE' prpN"Nr1 w ri,'
Of Earv himself FORTNIGHT atrr Nhnr Snr ,ig,i
Was ahs'u, from camp. Early secretly ana Will
moved On H. anil by ma.i"Iiul siIai.sg ~,
the Federal army AZ cedar 'r"-k fils h'I'" oh~,t
Gemoranzcl the F"d"rals ana drove nom b"iors s
him .n panic ana fout I'Hi me n'Ws t sHn,!
Sheridan ~ Winchester ana ho mac" ms lI'i ,i
rl, rlie-l his nyns rools ana tnrnfI mem Pax
had r,galrcei al thc l."t Ero1HI ana c"Purrl mos
~ Early gums and supplies ana i:lfN again WHY tI
urast..l 20 stanton. where De- made hiS "l','r
quarters ,....,..
AMI the agile Early and the fleet footed ito~-'r went
Dl. 2, Watur,b,ro. whore Early promised ni-
stanton friends thry would stand ana Civ n"
sheridan sent custer against thcm AMI la i.W
nae. worc captured. excepting Early. koss"r ana
O. SCORE ~ their ,NfnrtI,.. "i..-" H''.i- o.. 'ot
- ,u rursuc,. A. soon as Ice hoard ~ this be-
relieved Eir.y ~ hs command in ~" Na.i.y; ~nrI
a., 't'i -, G,,,r. I'm ~. few remaining days ~
f,ra