ur'ly, (1816-1894), an officer in the Confederate army. He was born in Franklin co., Va., and graduated at West Point in 1837. He served in the Florida and Mexican wars, and after his adoption of the law as a profession, was a member of the state legislature and state's attorney. Although firmly opposed to secession, he held to his state and entered the Confederate army as colonel. At the first battle of Bull Run he was instrumental in saving the day for the Confederates, and he fought in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He also commanded in the Shenandoah Valley, where he was defeated by Sheridan. His lack of success compelled General Lee to remove him from command, but many military critics place him next to Lee and Jackson among the Confederate soldiers.