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His most important service was in the summer and fall of 1864, when he commanded the Confederacy's last two attempts to invade northern territory, even as Confederate territory was rapidly being captured by the Union armies of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. He defeated several Union armies, including at the Monocacy River, and damaged the town of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Grant finally sent out an army under Philip Sheridan which forced Early to retreat, and when he attempted to surprise the Union army he was decisively defeated at the Battle of Cedar CreekThe Battle of Cedar Creek or The Battle of Belle Grove October 19, 1864, was one of the last battles in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign (August-December 1864 during the American Civil War. General Jubal A. Early's Confederate Army attacked the Union forces in October 1864. His greatly diminished army surrendered in March 1865, and he was removed from command during the last days of the Confederacy. Though Lee still supported him, public opinion was now against him. He fled the country, but returned to Virginia in 1869, resuming the practice of law. Though Early is not very well known, his contribution to the Confederacy's last efforts at survival were very important.

The following quote summarizes an opinion held by his admirers:

"Honest and outspoken, honorable and uncompromising, Jubal A. Early epitomized much that was the Southern Confederacy. His self-reliance, courage, sagacity, and devotion to the cause brought confidence then just as it inspires reverence now."

Jubal Early is also a character in the episode "Objects in Space" from the TV show FireflyFirefly is a science fiction television series, which was first aired in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. It was created by Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel''. Whedon and Tim Minear were the executive produ, which has repeated references to the American Civil War. Various websites claim that the name was picked because Jubal is an ancestor of the show's star, Nathan FillionGina Torres in Firefly Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actor. He is reportedly a distant relation of Confederate civil war general Jubal Early. After working in several theatre, television and film productions, Fill.