Early's Division

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Early's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by General Jubal A. Early and noted for its role in major Eastern Theater campaigns.

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Label Occurrences
Early's Division canonical 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Army infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States Army ⓘ
approximateActivePeriod 1862–1865 ⓘ
areaOfOperations District of Columbia vicinity ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
associatedPerson Jubal A. Early ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
campaign Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
commander Jubal A. Early ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
engagement Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Mine Run ⓘ
Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
formedFrom Stonewall Division ⓘ
namedAfter Jubal A. Early ⓘ
notableAction participated in Confederate advance on Washington, D.C. in July 1864 ⓘ
took part in burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1864 via elements under Early ⓘ
notableCommander Jubal A. Early ⓘ
notedFor aggressive offensive operations in the Eastern Theater ⓘ
partOf Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
previousCommanderOfCore Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
roleAtChancellorsville fought on the Confederate left and rear-guarded the army ⓘ
roleAtFredericksburg held part of the Confederate right flank ⓘ
roleAtGettysburg assaulted Culp's Hill on July 2–3, 1863 ⓘ
participated in the attack on the Union right flank ⓘ
roleAtSecondWinchester helped clear the Shenandoah Valley prior to the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
servedUnder Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
side Confederacy ⓘ
subordinateTo Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type field division ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isaac E. Avery → partOf → Early's Division ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Isaac E. Avery
Jubal A. Early → commanded → Early's Division ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Jubal A. Early