Originally released in 1866, Early's is the first personal account published by a major Civil War figure on either side. A creator of the Lost Cause myth that exalted Lee and his Virginia army above those of other states, Early anticipated arguments that later Lost Cause writers would make regarding Lee's and Grant's generalships, the reasons for Confederate defeat, and the conduct of Union forces in Southern states. Containing elements of both battlefield narrative and apologia for his actions and those of other Virginians, Early’s brief memoir helped shape the ways in which white southerners wrote about and understood the Confederacy. In a new introduction to this edition, Gary W. Gallagher explicates Early's military career and examines the general's postwar career as a Confederate apologist.
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Jubal Anderson Early (1816–1894) ranked among the most important generals who fought with Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. A brigade and corps commander, he played principal roles at the battles of First Manassas, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and most of the other engagements in the Eastern Theater during the first three years of the Civil War. In 1864 Early commanded an army in the Shenandoah Valley, winning several victories and menacing Washington before suffering ignominious defeat in a series of battles against Phillip H. Sheridan's Union forces.
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GARY W. GALLAGHER is John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He has published widely on the Civil War, including The Confederate War and Lee and His Army in Confederate History. Gallagher lives in Charlottesville.
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ON the 3rd of May, 1864, the positions of the Confederate Army under General Lee, and the Federal Army under Lieutenant-General Grant, in Virginia, were as follows : General Lee held the southern bank of the Rapidan River, in Orange County, with his right resting near the mouth of Mine Run, and his left extending to Liberty Mills on the road from Gordonsville (via Madison Court House) to the Shenandoah Valley ; while the crossings of the river on the right, and the roads on the left were watched by cavalry : Ewell's corps was on the right, Hill's on the left, and two divisions of Long-street's corps were encamped in the rear, near Gordonsville. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
available force present, valuable officers, macadamized road, small brigades, sharp engagement, heavy force Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cedar Creek, Front Royal, Fisher's Hill, Harper's Ferry, Blue Ridge, Fitz Lee, General Gordon, Valley Pike, Mount Jackson, Shady Grove, Maryland Heights, Bunker Hill, Hanover Junction, Luray Valley, Port Republic, General Anderson, General Jackson, Spottsylvania Court House, General Breckenridge, James River, New Market, North Fork, Back Road, Cold Harbour, Hupp's Hill New!
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ON the 3rd of May, 1864, the positions of the Confederate Army under General Lee, and the Federal Army under Lieutenant-General Grant, in Virginia, were as follows : General Lee held the southern bank of the Rapidan River, in Orange County, with his right resting near the mouth of Mine Run, and his left extending to Liberty Mills on the road from Gordonsville (via Madison Court House) to the Shenandoah Valley ; while the crossings of the river on the right, and the roads on the left were watched by cavalry : Ewell's corps was on the right, Hill's on the left, and two divisions of Long-street's corps were encamped in the rear, near Gordonsville. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
available force present, valuable officers, macadamized road, small brigades, sharp engagement, heavy force Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cedar Creek, Front Royal, Fisher's Hill, Harper's Ferry, Blue Ridge, Fitz Lee, General Gordon, Valley Pike, Mount Jackson, Shady Grove, Maryland Heights, Bunker Hill, Hanover Junction, Luray Valley, Port Republic, General Anderson, General Jackson, Spottsylvania Court House, General Breckenridge, James River, New Market, North Fork, Back Road, Cold Harbour, Hupp's Hill New!
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- Blue Ridge by Jon Harper on 5 pages
- Narrative of the War Between the States (Da Capo Paperback) by General Jubal A. Early in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Four Years Under Marse Robert by Robert Stiles in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Old Jube: A Biography of General Jubal A. Early by Millard Kessler Bushong in Front Matter
- Benjamin Franklin by Rh Value Publishing in Front Matter
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- Homeward Bound by William B. Holberton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture (Civil War America) by Alice Fahs on page 41, and page 59
- The Lost Cause: The Confederate Exodus to Mexico by Andrew F. Rolle on page 124
- The South to Posterity: An Introduction to the Writing of Confederate History by Douglas Southall Freeman on page 70
- The Road to Appomattox (History / Civil War) by Robert Hendrickson in Back Matter
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