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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 95 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 49 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 44 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 40 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 38 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 36 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 35 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 34 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 22 2 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for John Letcher or search for John Letcher in all documents.

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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The burning of Chambersburg, Penn. [from the New Orleans, La., Picayune, August 2, 1903.] (search)
r lived in the county of Jefferson, near Harper's Ferry, and was a relative of General Hunter. A. R. Boteler and E. J. Lee also lived in the same vicinity. No reasons that I have ever heard have been given for the burning of their houses. Governor Letcher's property was in Lexington, Va., and the Military Institute was also near Lexington. I do not think any better reasons can be given for the destruction of these houses than could have been given if General Hunter had destroyed every house,urn to Virginia. The proclamation also stated that this course had been adopted in retaliation for the destruction of property in Virginia by orders of General Hunter, and specified that the homes of Andrew Hunter, A. R. Boteler, E. J. Lee, Governor Letcher, J. T. Anderson, the Virginia Military Institute, and others in Virginia had been burned by orders of David Hunter, a Federal commander, and that this money demanded from Chambersburg was to be paid to the parties specified as compensation f
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
ey, Bishop B. J., 47. Kemper, General J. L, wounded, 234. Kenesaw, Assault of, 159. Kenna, Hon. J. E., 86. Kennon, Lieut, Beverley, 360. Lafayette, Visit of in 1825, 2. Lane, General J. H., 352. Lee, General E. J.. 267; General Fitzhugh, 191; Captain Francis D., 330; General G. W. C., 129; General R. E., his statue in Statuary Hall, 81; prescience and self-sacrifice and magnanimity of, 52, 234; on battle of Gettysburg, 358, the sword of, 208. Lee, Captain R E. 40. Letcher, Governor, John, 267. Levy, Colonel W. M., 50. Logan's Cross Roads, or Mill Creek, Battle of, and forces engaged at, 166; monument and cemetery at, 170. Longstreet, General, James, 231, 352. Lookout Mountain, Battle of 129. Louisiana in 1861, 13th Infantry and officers of, 118. Lownes, Wm., 2. Lowrance, Colonel, 356. Lowry, General, Robert, 156. Lucal, Major J. J., 75. Mabie, Hamilton W., 97. McCabe, W. Gordon 372. McClanahan, Captain John H., 12. McCausland, General, John, 2