0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1 item); (1 oversize folder, 4 items)
Creator
Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
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.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn Papers, A&M 0750, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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