I58652: Hugh BRENT I "the Immigrant" (ABT 1620

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Lieutenant-General Jubal Anderson Early was born in Franklin county, Virginia, November 3, 1816. He was graduated from the United States military academy in 1837, and was promoted first-lieutenant of artillery in 1838, but resigned and began the practice of law in Virginia.

He sat in the State legislature in 1841-2 and was commonwealth attorney from 1842 to 1852, except during 1847-8, when he served in the Mexican war in the rank of major of the Virginia volunteers.

In 1861 he was a member of the Virginia convention called to determine the true position of the State in the impending conflict, and at first earnestly opposed secession, but was soon aroused by the aggressive movements of the Federal government to draw his sword for the defense of his native State and the Confederate cause.

He was commissioned colonel of the Twenty-fourth regiment of Virginia infantry, and with this rank commanded a brigade at Blackburn's Ford and Manassas, in the latter battle making a successful onslaught upon the Federal right in flank which aided in precipitating the rout which immediately followed. He was promoted brigadier-general to date from that battle.

At Williamsburg he led the charge of his brigade upon the Federal position, and was wounded. In the Manassas campaign of 1862 he commanded a brigade of Ewell's division of Jackson's corps, participating in Jackson's raid around Pope and the defeat of the Federal army in the final engagement. In the Maryland campaign and at Sharpsburg after the wounding of General Lawton, he took command of Ewell's division, and also skillfully directed it at a critical moment against the Federal attack at Fredericksburg.

In January, 1863, he was promoted major-general, and during the Chancellorsville campaign was left with his division and Barksdale's brigade, about ten thousand men, to hold the heights of Fredericksburg, where he made a gallant fight against Sedgwick's corps.

At the opening of the Pennsylvania campaign he was entrusted by Ewell with the attack upon Winchester, which resulted in the rout of Milroy and the capture of 4,000 prisoners, and thence he marched via York, toward Harrisburg, Pa., until recalled from the Susquehanna river which he had reached, to the field of Gettysburg, where he actively participated in the successes of the first day's fighting and on the second day made a desperate assault on the Federals, gaining vantage ground which he was unable to hold single-handed.

At the opening fight in the Wilderness, in temporary command of Hill's corps, he successfully resisted the Federal attempt to flank the army of Lee, and at Spottsylvania Court House in the same command he met and defeated Burnside. Again he struck that commander an effective blow at Bethesda church in the movement to Cold Harbor, and after the battle of the latter name he made two attacks upon Grant's right flank. Early was then commissioned lieutenant-general, May 31st, and soon afterward detached upon the important duty of defending the Confederate rear threatened by Hunter at Lynchburg. He promptly drove Hunter into the mountains and then marched rapidly down the Shenandoah valley, crossed into Maryland, defeated Wallace at Monocacy, and with a force reduced to about 8,000 men, was about to assault the defenses at Washington when the city was reinforced by two corps of Federal troops. Retiring safely into Virginia, he was on active duty in the valley in order to injure the Federal communications and keep as large a force as possible from Grant's army.

Finally Sheridan was sent against him with an overwhelming force, against which Early made a heroic and brilliant resistance at Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. He then established his army at New Market, and after Sheridan had retired from the valley he fell back to Staunton.

When the army was surrendered he rode horseback to Texas, hoping to find a Confederate force still holding out, thence proceeded to Mexico, and from there sailed to Canada. Subsequently returning to Virginia he resumed his law practice for a time, but in his later years lived mostly at New Orleans. He died at Lynchburg, Va., March 2, 1894.

"CS Gen Lewis Addison Armistead entered West Point in 1834. In 1836, he was dismissed for breaking a mess-hall plate over the head of classmate and future CS Gen Jubal Anderson Early."

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3 Elizabeth GREER b: Abt 1781 d: Nov 1860 + Asa DILLON b: Between 1778-1782 d: Nov 1860

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Samuel Houston, Jr. b. 25 May 1843 in Washington-on-the-Brazos; Spouse: Lucy Anderson (Wife) Marriage: 1875.

Camp Douglas, Illinois
first prisoners arrived in 1862, about 8000 from capture of Fort Donelson
during war held over 18,000 prisoners
over 12,000 at one time [Dec 1864]
prisoners included Sam Houston, Jr. and Henry M. Stanley, African explorer.
Illinois Camps, Posts, and Prisons by Victor Hicken, Illinois Civil War Sketches, No. 9, published by Illinois State Historical Library for the Civil War Centennial Commission of Illinois
http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/campdouglas.html

Children
Maggie Belle HOUSTON
Henry Howard HOUSTON

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II. Charles Miller. Married Helen Crosson, daughter of M. Crosson and Helen Maria, née James, a descendant of Laurence Washington. Issue: 1. James Crosson Miller. 2. Charles Royal Miller. 3. Helen James Miller. 4. Francis Eric Miller. 5. Vera Cordelia Miller. 6. Thomas Briscoe Miller.

My Southern Family

Hugh BRENT I "the Immigrant"

ABT 1620 - 13 Mar 1670

ID Number: I58652

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Mary COKER

ABT 1850 - ____

ID Number: I3438

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Gen. Jubal Anderson EARLY C.S.A.

3 Nov 1816 - 2 Mar 1894

ID Number: I74573

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Joseph GAINES

ABT 1800 - ____

ID Number: I33507

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Elizabeth GREER

ABT 1778 - Nov 1860

ID Number: I101080

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Samuel HOUSTON III

25 May 1843 - 20 May 1894

ID Number: I87177

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Carol KINABREW

Charles MILLER

ABT 1850 - ____

ID Number: I83856

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Alida RICHARD

ABT 1870 - ____

ID Number: I39198

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Henry SINGLETON

ABT 1750 - ____

ID Number: I91093

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Laura TERRELL

ABT 1840 - ____

ID Number: I35877

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