Birthplace of General Jubal Early
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This historic marker stand on Route 116 near the birthplace of Confederate General Jubal Early
Waymark Code: WM1BQG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2007
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General Jubal Early was born in Franklin County, Virginia, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837. He fought against the Seminole in Florida as a second lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery regiment before resigning from the army for the first time in 1838. He practiced law in the 1840s as a prosecutor for both Franklin and Floyd Counties in Virginia. His law practice was interrupted by the Mexican-American War from 1846–1848 and then served as a delegate in the Virginia General Assembly.
During the Civil War General Early fought in more battles than any other Confederate General, including the second Battle of Bull Run, Gettysburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and many of the battle of the Valley Campaign. Following the Civil War, Early went to Texas hoping to find a Confederate force still holding out, then proceeded to Mexico, and from there, sailed to Cuba and Canada. Living in Toronto, he wrote his memoirs, “A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence”, in the Confederate States of America, which focused on his Valley Campaign. They were published in 1867.
General Early was pardoned in 1868 by President Andrew Johnson and returned to Virginia in 1869 and resumed his law practice in Lynchburg, Virginia. General Early fell down a flight of stairs on March 2, 1894, and died at his home. General Jubal Early is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia.
This historic marker stands on Virginia Route 116 near General Early’s Birthplace. The text of the marker reads:
BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL JUBAL EARLY
"Near this place on land occupied since the 1780’s by the Early family, Confederate General Jubal Early was born in 1816. The General practiced law in Franklin County and served in the Mexican War before the Civil War. Early fought in more battles than any other Confederate general and came closest to capturing Washington. Because of his undying devotion to the southern cause, he became known as “The Unreconstructed Rebel.”
Franklin County Bicentennial 1786- 1986"
Marker Number: A-95
Marker Title: Birthplace of General Jubal Early
Marker Location: Rt. 116 , .4 mile north of Boones Mill Road
County or Independent City: Franklin County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Conservation and Historic Resources - 1987
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