Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument
The Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument was started in the early 1900s, and consists of the remains of an American Civil War fort and monument located on a 1.29-acre (5,200 m2) site at Lynchburg, Virginia. Confederate forces under the command of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early constructed the roughly square earthen fort in June 1864 as part of the outer defenses of Lynchburg as the Union Army of West Virginia, under Maj. Gen. David Hunter, advanced from the north and west in an attempt to capture the city during the Battle of Lynchburg. It is the only section of the Lynchburg defenses still in existence.
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Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument
The Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument was started in the early 1900s, and consists of the remains of an American Civil War fort and monument located on a 1.29-acre (5,200 m2) site at Lynchburg, Virginia. Confederate forces under the command of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early constructed the roughly square earthen fort in June 1864 as part of the outer defenses of Lynchburg as the Union Army of West Virginia, under Maj. Gen. David Hunter, advanced from the north and west in an attempt to capture the city during the Battle of Lynchburg. It is the only section of the Lynchburg defenses still in existence.
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The Fort Early and Jubal Early ...... er of Historic Places in 2002.
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5.26091334912e+3
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20,498,317
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Classical Revival
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Jubal Early Monument, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
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Virginia Landmarks Register
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2001-06-13
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City of Lynchburg and Fort Hill Woman's Club
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37.389722222222225 -79.17333333333333
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The Fort Early and Jubal Early ...... g defenses still in existence.
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Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument
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Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument
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