The Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument was started in the early 1900s, and consists of the remains of an

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fort and monument located on a site at

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. Confederate forces under the command of Lt. Gen.

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. Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his ...

constructed the roughly square earthen fort in June 1864 as part of the outer defenses of Lynchburg as the Union

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, under Maj. Gen.

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, advanced from the north and west in an attempt to capture the city during the

Battle of Lynchburg The Battle of Lynchburg was fought on June 17–18, 1864, two miles outside Lynchburg, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. The Union (American Civil War), Union Army of West Virginia, under Major General (United States), Maj. Gen. David ...

. It is the only section of the Lynchburg defenses still in existence. an
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/ref> The walls of the fort are approximately 12 to in height on the exterior and approximately 4 to high on the interior. Within the fort is a one-story brick structure that was built in 1922 by the Fort Hill Woman's Club and contains exhibits on the Battle of Lynchburg. A brick paved entrance drive with a high iron arch erected in 1924, with the words "Fort Early", cut through the eastern portion of the breastworks and forms the entrance to the site. The remaining portions of the breastworks are intact including a sally port in the northern wall used to bring in ammunition and other supplies during the military operation of the fort. A high granite obelisk honoring Confederate General Jubal A. Early and erected in 1919, is located on a triangle of land formed by the intersection of Fort Avenue and Memorial Avenue. It was listed on the

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in 2002.

Gallery

Image:Fort Early Arch Nov 08.JPG, Fort Early Entrance Arch, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 Image:Fort Early Clubhouse Nov 08.JPG, Fort Hill Woman's Club Clubhouse, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 Image:Early Monument Inscription Nov 08.JPG, Inscription on the Jubal Early Monument, Lynchburg VA, November 2008 Image:Battle of Lynchburg Map Nov 08.JPG, Map of the Battle of Lynchburg, Lynchburg VA, November 2008

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia

Early Early may refer to: Places in the United States * Early, Iowa, a city * Early, Texas, a city * Early Branch, a stream in Missouri * Early County, Georgia * Fort Early, Georgia, an early 19th century fort Music * Early B, stage name of Jamaican d ...

Neoclassical architecture in Virginia Obelisks in the United States Monuments and memorials in Virginia 1919 sculptures Buildings and structures in Lynchburg, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Lynchburg, Virginia

Granite sculptures in Virginia Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Virginia Jubal A. Early