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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Chapter 7: Confederate armies and generals (search)
the Wilderness campaign, and in June, 1864, was sent with the Second Army Corps to the Shenandoah valley, whence he made his way to Washington and attacked the city on July 12th. His forces were finally routed at Cedar Creek, October 19th, by Sheridan. He was relieved of the command of the Trans-Alleghany Department in March, 1865, after a defeat by Custer. After the war he practised law. He refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States, and died in Lynchburg, Virginia, March 2, 1894. He is recognized as one of the ablest of the Confederate generals. Lieutenant-General John Brown Gordon was born in Upson County, Georgia, February 6, 1832. He became a lawyer, but entered the Confederate service as lieutenant-colonel of an Alabama regiment, and rose to the rank of lieutenant-general before the close of the war. He was brigade and division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia, and was prominent in the Second Army Corps during Early's campaign in the Shenan
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 (search)
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 Military officer; born in Franklin county, Va., Nov. 3, 1816; graduated from West Point in 1837, and served in the Florida war the same year. In 1838 he resigned his commission and studied law. In 1847 he served as a major-general of volunteers during the war with Mexico. He was appointed colonel in the Confederate service at the outbreak of the Civil War. He lost but two battles—one at Gettysburg, Jubal A. Early. when he commanded a division of Lee's army, and the second at Cedar Creek, where Sheridan arrived in time to rally his men after his famous ride. In 1888 he published a book giving the history of the last year of the Civil War, during which time he was in command of the Army of the Shenandoah. He died in Lynchburg, Va.., March 2, 1894
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Virginia, (search)
May 28, qualifies as United States Senator......June 1, 1892 Convention of Southern governors meet at Richmond in the interest of the South......April 12, 1893 Remains of Jefferson Davis, brought from New Orleans, buried in Hollywood cemetery, Richmond......May 31, 1893 Monument to Confederate dead unveiled at Portsmouth......June 15, 1893 Riot at Roanoke, eighteen killed, twenty-seven wounded......Sept. 20, 1893 Jubal A. Early, Confederate general, dies at Lynchburg......March 2, 1894 Monument at Fredericksburg, erected to the memory of the mother of Washington, unveiled......May 10, 1894 University of Virginia partly destroyed by fire......Oct. 27, 1895 Confederate States' Museum at Richmond dedicated......Feb. 22, 1896 Monument to Confederate dead unveiled at Charlottesville......June 7, 1897 Winnie Davis, the Daughter of the Confederacy, dies at Narraganset Pier......Sept. 18, 1898 The Dismal Swamp opened......Oct. 14, 1899 Memorial to Winnie
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
t Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. He then established his army at New Market, and after Sheridan had retired from the valley he fell back to Staunton. When the army was surrendered he rode horseback to Texas, hoping to find a Confederate force still holding out, thence proceeded to Mexico, and from there sailed to Canada. Subsequently returning to Virginia he resumed his law practice for a time, but in his later years lived mostly at New Orleans. He died at Lynchburg, Va., March 2, 1894. Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee, was born at Charleston, S. C., September 22, 1833, of patriotic lineage. His great-grandfather, William Lee, was one of forty leading citizens of Charleston whose devotion to the Continental cause was punished by imprisonment on a prison ship and transportation to St Augustine, Fla. His grandfather, Thomas Lee, was appointed United States district judge by President Monroe. General Lee was appointed to the West
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.26 (search)
ear equal witness to his wide and exact knowledge of the operations of the Army of Northern Virginia, while his trenchant pen was pitiless in caustic exposure of any who might seek to palliate their own lack of vigorous enterprise by belittling the military sagacity of his great captain. Thus, full of days, inflexible to the last in his devotion to the cause to which he had consecrated the highest powers of his vigorous manhood, he passed away peacefully, at Lynchburg, Va., on the 2d day of March, 1894. Zzzvictrix casa Deis placuit, sed victa Catoni. Resolved, 2. That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the family of General Early, and be spread upon the minute-book of this Association. Rev. Dr. J. William Jones moved the adoption of the resolutions, and Colonel Maury seconded the motion, and they were unanimously adopted. Zzzelection of officers. The next business was the election of officers for the ensuing year, which resulted: President, Judge George L.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.11 (search)
nts, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. James Dearing, major, Thirty-eighth Battalion Virginia Artillery, 1861; brigadier-general, 1864; killed at High Bridge, April 6, 1865. Command—Commanding Brigade of Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. Jubal Anderson Early, colonel, Twenty-fourth Virginia Regiment, Infantry, May, 1861; brigadier-general, July 21, 1861; major-general, January 17, 1863; lieutenant-general, May 31, 1864; died at Lynchburg, Va., March 2, 1894. Commands—As colonel, brigade composed of Seventh Louisiana and Seventh and Twenty-first Virginia remiments, infantry; brigade composed of Fifth and Twenty-third North Carolina Regiments and Twenty-fourth Virginia Regiments; subsequently Twentieth Georgia Regiment added; subsequently brigade composed of Twelfth Georgia and Thirteenth, Twenty-fifth, Thirty-first, Forty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Virginia Regiments, Infantry; division composed of Hays's, Gordon's, Smith's and Hoke's brigade