Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-11-25
OF CHAMBERS
BURG.

'+isjpaut and reeailed aisei
bears cL.
f. the Confederates, occur
~ ts64 shortly after Gen.
| -,,ot ! to Virginia from
raid on Washington,
F. f. h he reerossed the Poto-
|y IN on or about July
H. DAYS after this our com.
F. a. an.order from General
| nroeeed to Chambersburg,
IT, 't : nv fire. unless the cit
e. place should pay US $40
H. Fol8 ors5OO,0Oo:oO In
+ tbs because General
b. 8 native of Virginia)
byed in his savage and rllt-
/ into the state of Virginia,
. end harms of many prom
be- Of said state, he even
B. home Of his cousin. Mr..
F.. Of Charles Town,
90 10 be destroyed by fire
- Mrs. Hunter and hef
4 .--ef roof under which
X find shelter.
4 John mcCausland (still
i General Bradley T. john
E.beir Brigades were at this
H. war in Berkeey County.
kmond Hill. when General
f. reached McCausland
4 Totnson's senior in rank,
I was delivered, July 29th.,
4 Mccauslqnd. set out with
H. Jahnson's brigade for
bur and without going into
Fto the route taken, ! will
4 The 18th, Battalion, Virg-
klrv. Of which Major ]. W.
&was commander and ] act
b.. led the advance all day
lot and all night until we
: he vicinity Of Chambersburg
kh. on the morning of July
+broaeh the night. we were
#strav shots from an unseen
{our front and who we're fall
*an the while in the direct
Rmbersburg. Just before the
Eay ne reached the bottom
y hin and were informed by
4 that chambersburg lay be-
hill. Suddenly there was
ash on ton of the hill and a
plosion Immediately follow
Ter our heads whirled all
BADLY missals, IL SENS, how
y had failed to depress the
"a enough and only one of
|&and was killed and he was
1hgh the head. I admit that
kud breath after that blast.
"a Give those gentlemen time
4 for we went up that hill in
ook the gun and spiked it.
fled.
ben ordered to employ SO
and advance into the city
be it was nearly daylight
hen and children were run
in their nightclothes, I
women crv out ooh here
7 and as ] advanced fur(
federal soldier and or
to "fall in" he said "T am
i replied "fall in and we
the DISCHARGE later.
the streets full of people
them said a word to us.
ter we reached the center
General McCausland en-
hi sstaff. I was standing
zen be ordered one of his
IS the street and get a sle-
F. from a shop. There
efv store there and he said
door in" In that store
little desk, near the
wrote his famous order to
Of chambersburg. to
PEAR what he had to say.
Ad to them General Early's
asked COR time in which to
lonAv demanded. He re-
lndergtard Twill pive Won
d nolonger" Well. they
the money and the order
S.ed 10 fire the citv. Nv
Is that the burning start
Q and II A. m.
tailed with five men. to
an building in that dom
eSneeted that order. but
n all these years told anv
= ms. ! burned and 7 never
ne burning continued for
hours and 7 have under
aoont 2Go houses were
SQUAD would enter 4 house
unants were given TO ten
N which to pet out. and
mara went on the bitter
PSI Of this scene of excite-
orror J.. ! rode out of the ci
a hillside looked upon
,9eau,t. for indeed IT was
cred % the gods of hate
aid to myself. "this
i IS vandalism" This
llc@ was intensely hot
@a NJ air stirred. but
ge9t conflacration rose
! soinnn Of black smoke
Il seemed to me. Hea-
saw men, women and
p.rer &c, in groups in the
bo ,elf' Who were without
eIler their heads. As 7
! o =, DOWN the hillside T
ne following Question !.
y commits = cowars,,,
~ me AGAINST humanity
a bravo and honorab.
commission of sin,