"We haven't taken Washington, but we've scared Abe Lincoln like hell!"
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Having withdrawn from the outskirts of the Union capital, July 13, 1864. Quoted by Randall Bedwell, Brink of Destruction (1999)
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Jubal Early
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
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