A Guide to the Jubal A. Early Letter, January 2, 1878


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
	Title:	Jubal A. Early Letter
	Dates:	January 2, 1878
	Abstract:	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.
	Accession No.:	2009-268
	Extent:	1 item
	Language:	Materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

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.

Scope and Contents

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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	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.

Related Material


	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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Letter, January 2, 1878