Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
JUBAL A. EARLY DEAD.
Lees BAD Old Man" Passes Away at His
Home In LYnChburg, Pa.

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effects of fall down a flight Of steps.
The accident occurred two weeks ago.
The General who was nearly so years
of age and quite feeble, was coming out
of the post-office and had just started
down the steps when his foot slipped on
the coat of ice and be plunged head
long, striking several steps in his fall
and finally landing on the pavement
several feet below. He was picked up
| in a semi-cOnsciOus condition and re-
moved to his home, where medical aid
was at once summoned and restoratives
applied. He gradually failed, however,
and death came on Friday evening.
Gen. Early was one of the most pict-
uresque survivors of the Lost Cause"
He was a native of Franklin County,
Va, where he was born November 3,
1916. Like so many others who after
wards attained distinction under the
flag of the Condederacy, Gen. Early
was graduate Of West Point. Shortly
following his graduation in 1887 he was
appointed lieutenant of artillery and
assigned to duty at Fort Monroe, Va.
The Florida war broke out the same
year and after about twelve months
service he resigned and began practic-
ing law. He served in the legislature
and was | ice elected commonwealth
was ma. )r of the regiment Of Virginia
volunteers and for short period was
acting governor of Monterey.
When the civil war broke out Gen.
| Early was practicing law. lie entered
the service ofthe Confederacy as a colo
mel. He commanded brigade at Bull
Run and distinguished himself at the
battle Of Williamsburg, where he re-
ceived what was at that time regarded
as a mortal wound. He recovered,
however, and in remarkably short
time was again in active service. He
was promoted gadier-general, and in
May, 1868, commanded the division
that held Fredericksburg while Lee was
fighting the battle of Charlottesville
He also commanded a division at
! Gettysburg.
Thirty years ago Gen. Early was con-
Quoting 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 portion Of his cav
airy advanced into Pennsylvania as far
as Chambersburg which by his orders
| they 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
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Creek, in the absence of Sheridan.
There is a dispute as to the mettle of the
steed whizl 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
rider to the scene Of the conflict in time
to save the day and convert what
seemed to be hopeless defeat into a
brilliant victory. Gen. Early received
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.
''Your 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
with the people and the soldiers and
would greatly add to the difficulties
which will, under any circumstances,
attend our military operations in South
western Virginia. While my confidence
in your zeal, ability aud devotion to the
cause is impaired, | have neverthe-
Jess felt that I 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 III 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
Lynchburg and New Orleans. Gen.
EarIy's management Of the lottery,
with which his otherwise honora-
BILE 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.
It was the original intention to have
Cn6 drawings superintendent ny du oA-
Unionand an exCOnfederate 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,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and
Texas, withou. 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
Macmillan, but arrived too late and
then went to Europe. He returned to
Toronto, Canada, and while there wrote
for gratuitous and private circulation
CA Memoir of the Last Year of the
War for Independence in the Confed-
crate States of America" After living
there for several years he came South.
Gen. Early's Mexican war regiment
was known as the Ham-Tramck Regi-