Lewis County (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824-1901), Military Artifacts of the Civil War
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3948
Overview
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. There is also a group photograph of three of General Lightburn's great grandchildren (2011). Artifacts include: battle sword with scabbard, 44 Colt Revolver (1860 Model), compass / sun dial, bullet mold, cap box...
Dates:
ca. 1860-1865, 2011; 2011
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561
Overview
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...
Dates:
1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960