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The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], The destruction of Gov. Letcher's Dwelling (search)
The destruction of Gov. Letcher's Dwelling The following letter of Gov. Letcher was written with no view to publication, and in response to a private communication addressed him by the Mayor of this city. The passages omitted relate to personal matters: Lexington, Va. July 5th, 1864. Finding the Yankees would take the town, on Saturday (11th) I left home near midnight Friday night and went to Big Island, in Bedford, where I remained until Wednesday morning following, when heating the Vandals had left, I returned. I had previously heard that my house had been burned, with all its contents The threats made by the Yankees against me, for the past two years, satisfied me that they would destroy my house when they came to Lexington; but I always supposed they would allow the furniture and my family's clothing to be removed. In this, however, I was disappointed. When the Yankees took possession of the town. Dr. Patton, medical director for Hunter's army and who ha