"We haven't taken Washington, but we've scared Abe Lincoln like hell!"
— Jubal Early

January 1, 1970

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Lawyers from the United StatesMemoirists from the United StatesUnited States Military Academy alumniPoliticians from VirginiaConfederate military leaders
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Having withdrawn from the outskirts of the Union capital, July 13, 1864. Quoted by Randall Bedwell, Brink of Destruction (1999)