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Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824-1901) Letter 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Typescript copy of a letter written by General Lightburn, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division, XV Army Corps, to "My dear George." There is mention of the siege of Vicksburg and the strength of the defensive positions of the town; battle losses; and a request that his letters not be published "as I am down on newspaper puffing."
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824-1901), Military Artifacts of the Civil War 1.69 Linear Feet 1 ft. 8 1/4 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3.5 in); (2 swords in a composite flat storage box, 1.71 in); (1 photograph, 0.01 in)

Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Military artifacts owned by General Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824-1901) during his service as a Union officer during the American Civil War. Lightburn served in the western Virginia campaign of 1861, the siege of Vicksburg, and in the Atlanta Campaign, among other activities. Artifacts include: battle sword with scabbard, 44 Colt Revolver (1860 Model), compass / sun dial, bullet mold, cap box containing one small round ball, two epaulets, storage container for epaulets, and dress sword with scabbard. There is also a group photograph of three of General Lightburn's great grandchildren (2011).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Form Regarding Civil War Service 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item (1 folder)

Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Printed form filled out by Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824-1901), providing information about his military career (ca. July 1863) to George W. Childs, who was preparing a book on "The Life and Services of the Generals of the Army."
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn Papers 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1 item); (1 oversize folder, 4 items)

Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Two original commissions belonging to General J.A.J. Lightburn (1824-1901); the first commissioning him a Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of the Virginia Volunteers, signed by F. H. Pierpont, Governor of the restored government of Virginia (August 14, 1861), and the second commissioning him a Brigadier General of Volunteers, signed by Abraham Lincoln (March 16, 1863). Also includes typescript copy of a newspaper article regarding a Fourth of July celebration honoring General Lightburn, held at Weston, West Virginia, in 1865, which includes a transcription of a speech delivered by him.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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