Jubal Early's Autobiography
Commander of the 1864 Raid on Washington City
writes of it later.

Late in his life, Jubal Early wrote an autobiographical work. The larger document may be of interest to learn more about Jubal Early, in his own words. Some description of the March on Washington appears; mention of Rockville specifically is cursory. To locate this, scroll down to the table of contents, looking for the item and link In Front of Washington.

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Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early C. S. Autobiographical Sketch and Narrative of the War Between the States, with notes R. H. Early, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1912