Papers, 1861/1890

Containers:

Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 11, Folder 1

Language:

English

Scope and content:

Item 1: J. I. R. Trimble, Brig. Gen., Charlottesville, Va., to Major Gen. J. A. Early, Commanding Ewell's Division, 1863 Jan. 20

Gives statement of the operations of the 7th Brigade at Manassas, 14-29 August 1862. 3 pages. Typewritten Copy. [Original located at the Library of Congress].

Item 2: Mrs. E.C. Wing[?], Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, to General Early, 1867 May 3

Thanks for the book "The Last Year of the War of Independence", sent in memory of her deceased husband; wishes him well in his "...hours of exile" with hopes of his being able to return soon to his native country. 1 page. Autograph letter signed.

Item 3: J.A. Early, Lynchburg, Va., to General [?], 1884 March 31

Concerning information on the Battle of Sharpsburg and the 2nd Battle of Manassas in September 1862. 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.

Item 4: John Thomas Gibson, "Burnlea," near Charlestown, West Virginia, to Gen. Jubal A. Early, 1888 Jan. 24

Describing the meeting of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, 10 April 1865 at Appomatox, Va., 1 page. Typescript.

Item 5: Jubal A. Early, Lynchburg, Virginia, to General Horatio G. Wright, 1890 Dec. 3

Encloses two copies of his "Memoir of the Last Year of the War"; his "quarters" were recently burned, and many of his papers and books were damaged; additionally, after the fire, he was searching through the ruins, when some of the walls crumbled, nearly killing him; had also sent many of his copies of "Memoirs" to the Southern Historical Society in Richmond; mentions a supposed dispatch from General Longstreet before the Battle of Cedar [Creek], which was false, as well as other stories circulating about that campaign in the [Shenandoah] Valley in connection with [Ulysses S.] Grant's "Personal Memoirs"; quotes Grant "Early had lost more men in killed wounded and captured than Sheridan commanded from the first to the last." 4 pages. Autograph Letter Signed.

Item 6: Account of the Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864, by Major Samuel J.C. Moore, 1889

Account of the Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864, by Major Samuel J.C. Moore, 1889. 10 pages. Typewritten manuscript.

Item 7: Account of the Campaign of Second Manassas, 1862, by James G. Field, undated

Account of the Campaign of Second Manassas, 1862, by James G. Field. 4 pages. Typed manuscript.

Item 8: Account of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863, by Captain [?] Turner, undated

Account of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863, by Captain [?] Turner. 2 pages. Typed manuscript.

Item 9: Diary of Captain W.W. Old, A.D.C., concerning operations of Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early in the Valley of Virginia and Maryland, undated

Diary of Captain W.W. Old, A.D.C., concerning operations of Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early in the Valley of Virginia and Maryland. 7 pages. Typescript.

Item 10: An article in The Baltimore Sun entitled, "The Early-Mahone Fight," detailing political differences between Jubal A. Early and William Mahone, 1881 April 22

An article in The Baltimore Sun entitled, "The Early-Mahone Fight," detailing political differences between Jubal A. Early and William Mahone. 1 page. Newspaper clipping.

Item 11: "A correspondence between Generals Early and Mahone in regard to a military memoir of the latter," undated

Item 12: Autograph of Jubal A. Early, Lynchburg, Virginia, undated

Autograph Card Signed.

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