urn:taro:utexas.cah.01324 A Guide to the Jubal A. Early Letter, January 2, 1878 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. October 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 Jubal A. Early Letter January 2, 1878 Materials are written in English. 2009-268 1 item Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin This January 2, 1878, letter from General Jubal A. Early to General William H. Payne discusses political aspirations and strategies for campaigns in the US Senate and House. Early (1816-1894) was a Confederate general during the Civil War and lawyer from Virginia. Biographical Note

Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) was a Confederate general during the Civil War and lawyer from Virginia. He fought at Gettysburg, Antietam, Bull Run, and numerous other battles, serving under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. After the end of the war, Early fled to Canada, returning to Lynchburg, Va., in 1869, a year after being pardoned by President Andrew Johnson. Early resumed his law career and led the Lost Cause Movement in the South.

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This January 2, 1878, letter from General Jubal A. Early to General William H. Payne discusses political aspirations and strategies for campaigns in the US Senate and House.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 -- Archives. Payne, William H. Subjects (Organizations) United States. Congress. Places Lynchburg (Va.)--History--1865-1951. Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950. Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950. Southern States--History--1865-1951. Preferred Citation

Jubal A. Early Letter, January 2, 1878, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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See also Braxton Bragg Papers, 1853-1876, Civil War Miscellany, Confederate States of America Records, 1856-1915, Confederate States of America Bonds, Confederate Soldier’s Death Poem, and Confederacy Scrapbook

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 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2G218 Letter, January 2, 1878