A&M 0750Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn Papers, 1861-1865 A&M 0750Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:32:15 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn Papers Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901. A&M 0750 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3157 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1 item); (1 oversize folder, 4 items) 1861-1865 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. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English Conditions Governing Access

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 West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Weston (W. Va.) Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899