Jubal Anderson Early
Born: November 3, 1816
Birthplace: Franklin County, Virginia
Father: Colonel Joab Early 1791 – 1870
(Buried: Machpelah Cemetery Lexington Missouri)
Mother: Ruth Hairston 1794 – 1832
(Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery Lynchburg Virginia)
Wife: Julia McNealy 1834 – 1904
Children:
Joseph Emerson Early 1850 – 1917
(Buried: Somerset City Cemetery Somerset Kentucky)
Florence Annie Early Banks 1858 – 1914
Robert Moore Early 1860 – 1944
(Buried: Early Family Cemetery Ivanhoe Virginia)
Jubal Lee Early 1864 – 1936
(Buried: Sunset Memorial Park Beckley West Virginia)
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Education:
1837: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (18th in class)
Occupation:
1837 – 1838: 2nd Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1838: 1st Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1838: Resigned from United States Army on July 31st
1840 – 1846: Attorney in Rocky Mount Virginia
1841 – 1842: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
1842 – 1847: Commonwealth Attorney for State of Virginia
1847 – 1848: Major of 1st Virginia Volunteers Regiments in Mexican War
1847: Acting Governor of Monterrey Mexico
1847: Acting Inspector General for Brig. General Cushing’s Brigade
1848: Regiment was disbanded on August 3rd
1848 – 1861: Attorney in Rocky Mount Virginia
1848 – 1852: Commonwealth Attorney for State of Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Opposed Secession at Virginia State Secession Convention
1861: Brigadier General of Virginia State Militia
1861: Colonel of 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862 – 1864: Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864 – 1865: Lt. General of Confederate Army Infantry
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1868: Lived abroad to escape Union Republican Rule
1868: Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson
1869 – 1894: Attorney in Lynchburg, Virginia
Manager of Louisiana State Lottery
1869 – 1894: Promoter of the Lost Cause Movement
Died: March 2, 1894
Place of Death: Lynchburg, Virginia
Cause of Death: Fell down steps
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia
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