Early ordered his troops to stay in place and continue to look menacing and after darkness fell on July 12, sometime after 10 p.m., he ordered a withdrawal into Virginia. And, thus, no Confederate flag made it to within six miles of the U.S. Capitol, that is until January 6, 2021, when one not only got within six miles but was also carried into the Capitol by the infamous "Confederate Flag Guy."
"Although he failed to capture the National Capital, the campaign apparently pleased him," as recounted by Major Henry Kyd Douglas," said the National Park Service , which maintains the partially restored Fort Stevens in the Brightwood neighborhood of northwest Washington.
"On the evening of July 12, after deciding to withdraw from Washington, General Early called his staff together and declared: 'Major, we haven't taken Washington, but we scared Abe Lincoln like hell.' "
Early was later relieved from command in March 1865, and following the war, fled to Mexico, then Cuba, then Canada, before returning -- promise of amnesty in hand -- to Lynchburg, Virginia, where he resumed his prewar occupation as an attorney and helped in "crafting the narrative of the Lost Cause," the National Park Service said.
--Old Secesh
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