Memoirs of General Jubal Early

By Jubal Anderson Early

Book Overview

"Early's book is a large work which students of Lee's army cannot ignore . . . Gary Gallagher's introduction is as fine a piece of writing of this nature as a reader is likely to find. Dr. Gallagher... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568520131
• ISBN13: 9781568520131
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Jensen, Roy P Inc Remainders
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Written Before Early Rode the Lost cause

This book was written shortly after the war long before Early became the primary leader of the Lost Cause, a major player in the post death celebration of Lee, and the chief architect of who to blame for Confederate defeat. The book is worthwhile since Early has no negative contrived remarks for Longstreet in this 1866 era autobiography at Gettysburg. In the early 1870s, after Lee's death, he ridiculously subscribes to Pendleton's made up version of Lee's "sunrise attack order" to Longstreet that Pendleton alleged occurred on the second day. Early's book lacks any criticism of Longstreet since it is written before acrimony that started after Lee's passing. There is notable commentary on his valley campaign that is particular of interest as "Old Jube" was pretty critical of his boys at Cedar Creek where, with half the manpower of Sheridan's forces, his army virtually routed the Union Army for the first half of the day then losing steam as a huge counterattack reversed the day. His role in Chancellorsville is interesting as well as he was left with 9,000 men to create a hoax of strength before Sedgwicks 50,000, that was eventually short lived. Not an exciting read but a notable perspective of Early, contrasting his early penmenship and position before he used his pen as a spear later in life, putting his stamp on his version of history and a severe critic of all that disagreed with him.