Jubal's Raid: General Early's Famous Attack on Washington in 1864During the summer of 1864 General Grant was hammering at the gates of Richmond and the Confederacy seemed doomed. In a bold and desperate stroke, General Lee countered by sending Jubal A. Early and a force of only twelve thousand men toward Washington, D.C. After some victories along the way, they crossed the Potomac and caused plenty of confusion and consternation in the capital before retreating. Early reportedly said: "We haven't taken Washington, but we've scared Abe Lincoln like hell!" In fact, Lincoln kept cool, but a lot of others on the Union side did not. The story of that daring diversion, its losses and gains, is memorably told in Jubal's Raid. |
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Troubles Come in Threes | 1 |
Hunter Hunted | 25 |
Into the Valley | 59 |
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Jubal's Raid: General Early's Famous Attack on Washington in 1864 Frank Everson Vandiver No preview available - 1960 |
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afternoon Army artillery attack Augur Baltimore Battle of Lynchburg bluecoats Bradley Johnson Breckinridge bridge brigade campaign capital cavalry Cold Harbor columns command Confederate cross defense Depot Diary of Capt division Douglas DuffiƩ Early's enemy enemy's Federal field fighting fire flank force Fort Stevens Frederick Freeman front Gordon Grant guard guns Halleck Harpers Ferry headquarters Henry Halleck Hill Hotchkiss Journ Hunter Ibid Imboden infantry Jackson John Jubal Jubal Anderson Early Jubal Early July June June 13 Lee's Lieutenants Lew Wallace Lincoln line of battle Lynchburg marched Martinsburg Maryland McCausland miles military Monocacy morning move numbers Old Jube orders pike Potomac raid railroad Ramseur's Rebel reported retreat Richmond river road Rode With Stonewall Second Corps Shenandoah Sheridan Sigel skirmishers soldiers South Southern Staunton Stevens Stonewall Brigade Stonewall Jackson strength town troopers troops Union Valley veterans VI Corps Virginia W. W. Old Wallace Washington Worsham Yankee