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Nathan Fillion was born a poor black man

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 9:09 PM

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"According to Fillion, he is descended from Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early."
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Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894) was a Confederate General in the American Civil War. He was born in Virginia and lived much of his life there. He graduated from West Point in 1837. He fought against the Seminole in Florida before resigning from the army for the first time in 1838. He then became a lawyer and practiced law until 1861, with a brief interruption during the Mexican War (1846-1848) during which he served in the military again. During this time he became involved in state politics. Like many men who would become confederate generals, he was not enthusiastic about secession, and he voted against it in the 1860 Virginia secession convention. However, he enlisted in the Confederate army as a colonel. He was promoted to brigadier general after the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, and was involved in most of the major battles in Virginia. He served with and was trusted and supported by the commander, Robert E. Lee.

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 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 Creek 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 Firefly, 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 Fillion.



Nobody ever said Joss lacked a sense of irony.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 1:43 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht


A friend from fanfic.net told me about where Jubal Early's name comes from, but the extra information was interesting.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:08 PM

OPTIMUS1998


Quote:

Originally posted by piratenews:

"According to Fillion, he is descended from Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early."




Which makes him my distant cousin.
My last name is Early, and my lineage in the USA traces back to Virginia in 1701. While I'm not a Direct descendant of General Early, I am a descendant of one of his siblings or cousins( not done the geneology work, beyond the handed down traditions, and some old family bibles and whatnot.)I do know my branch of the Early family didn't move to Ohio until AFTER the Civil war.(another branch had moved up here in the early 1800's)

and generally speaking, not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers, but if you run across anyone with the last name of "Earley"(extra e near the end) they are normally African-American, and Yes, their ancestors were Slaves on my Ancestor's Plantation. History Sucks some times.

but sliver lining, I'm related to Nathan!



I was a Lima loser for 29 years before "glee" introduced us to the term. -ME

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 5:38 PM

BYTEMITE


I've always wondered how this was possible, since Nathan is Canadian.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:39 PM

OPTIMUS1998


Simple, in the ensuing 100+ yrs, some descendant of Jubal's moved to Canada.

or, there was a period after the war, when Jubal Lived in Toronto. He did move back to Virginia after He was pardoned. could have had a kid there...
don;t know for sure, just conjecture





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Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:55 PM

BUP

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How did you come up with the title for the thread?

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Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:25 PM

RIONAEIRE

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Good question. I notice that PN often chooses titles that aren't exactly related to the thread itself.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:55 PM

DMI

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Best thread title ever.

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I pray for one last landing,
on the globe that gave me birth.
Let me rest my eyes on the fleecy skies
and the cool, green hills of Earth.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:29 PM

BYTEMITE


It's from a Steve Martin movie called The Jerk.

Steve Martin's character was adopted (and doesn't realize he was adopted) by a family of black southerners living in a little shack, and he decides to go out and make his way in the world. Somewhat politically incorrect in parts, but really funny.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011 6:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Bytemite:
It's from a Steve Martin movie called The Jerk.

Steve Martin's character was adopted (and doesn't realize he was adopted) by a family of black southerners living in a little shack, and he decides to go out and make his way in the world. Somewhat politically incorrect in parts, but really funny.



Roger that. That's how old I am. Saw him in cancert in 1978. Loved his vinyl records, but Richard Prior's were better.

Steve Martin was actually born an old white-haired man.

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