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 that he did not revive the subject He met death unfiinchingly, with his hand resting quietly in Senator Daniels.
 The part luck plays in making or marring mems fortunes is illustrated in General Early's career. More than once during the civil war he came very near turning the scale at important crises in favor of his people, yet he emerged from the conflict under cloud which remained to imbitter the last 30 years of hi life.
 Barley was B Virginian. He was born in Franklin county in S16, gradu- ated at West Point, served with the regulars inFlorida, and with the Vir- ginia volunteers in Mexico. and at the first Bull Run led brigade. In his second battle, Williams burg, Va, May 5, 1862. he was severely @wounded and did not resume his command until the battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 19, 1863 He fought at second Bull Run and Antietam and had the good fortune to command the line on Maryes Hill which checked the Union advance at Fredericks burg in May, 1863.
 At Gettys burg he commanded a di- vision i'll Ewelps corps and led the same troops in the Wilderness cam paign of 1864 up to the battle of Cold Harior. After that battle he was sent to Lynchburg to oppose General David Hunters attacks upon that important position. After repulsing Hunter he planned an invasion of the border states. General Lee gave him full dis erection in the matter, and with 12,000 men (according to Confederate his torians) he crossed the Potomac at Shepherdstown the first week in July. Grants army lay at that time in front of Petersburg, fully engaged in the eff fort to inclose the place with besieging lines
 So rapid were Early s movements that the Washington authorities had no forewarning Of the raid. Maryland was in state of terror. The president called out the militia of the eastern states, and after considerable urging Grant sent the Sixth corps from Peters burg to Washington. On July 9 Early defe8ted force composed of the garri- son of Baltimore and division of the the Sixth corps, all under General Lew Wallace at Monocacy Junction, Md, and immediately marched to the gates of Washington. Meanwhile his cav airy attachments threatened Baltimore and destroyed the railways north of that city, but the delay caused by those operations was fa al to Early's plans It was the l3th before he was ready to attack the Washington defenses, and then reconnaissance showed him that they were garrisonef by veterans of the Army of the Potomac. He aban- doned the movements and returned to the Shenandoah valley.
 Sheridan soon confronted Early in the valley with troops from the army at Petersburg and defeated him in two battles, hf Opequon and Fishers Hill, Sept 19 and 20. But on Oct 19 Early Sher dams camps al Cedar Greek and came very near redeeming the valley from Union control Sheridan saved his army by the memorable ride from Winchester and stirring appeal to his troops.
 At the opening of the spring cam paign in 1865 General Custer defeated Early at Waynesboro and Lee was compelled by public opinion to select anot fer commander for the Confeder- ates in the valley.
 After the war General Early prac- ticed law in Richmond and New Or leans and was associated with Beaufe- gard in managing the Louisiana lot tery He died bachelor, having had his first rot1antic love affair spoiled by the fckleness of northern girl whom he rescued from drowning at White sulri.ur Springs during his cadet days
 Tie lovers were engaged, and the lieutenant was anticipating happy termination to tba romance when his hopes were bIaated by the receipt of a newspapef c6ntsining notice of the marriage of his charmer with q north. era man. He pat aside tAe uniform, with it's hateful associations, and left the army until war's alarms summoned him to the battlehelds of Mexico. After the Mexican war he returned to civil life.
 h 1867 General Early published a memoir of his campaigns. He was for a time president of the Southern lis tolieal society.
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