Lightburn, Joseph A. J.

Overview Includes articles and letters regarding the biography of Union officer Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn assembled by members of the Lightburn family in response to an article written by Forrest Hill of the "Charleston Daily Mail" (reprinted in the 17 February 1994 edition of "The West Virginia Hillbilly"). The article, entitled "The Sad Saga of Lightburn's Retreat From Kanawha Valley", was a critique of Lightburn's leadership during a retreat from the Kanawha Valley during the Civil War. A...