Notable Lewis Countians
Joseph A. J. Lightburn
1824–1901
A farmer, mill worker, preacher, legislator, and Union brigadier general who served in major Western Theater campaigns. Lightburn moved with his family to Lewis County in 1840 and worked near Weston before entering public life and military service.
Lewis County connection
Lightburn moved with his family to Lewis County in 1840 and worked near Weston before entering public life and military service.
Union Brigadier General Joseph A. J. Lightburn.
Lewis County connection
Lightburn moved with his family to Lewis County in 1840 and worked near Weston before entering public life and military service.
Career and public significance
A farmer, mill worker, preacher, legislator, and Union brigadier general who served in major Western Theater campaigns.
His career places a nationally consequential Union officer beside the county's better-known association with Confederate General Jackson.
Reading the record carefully
The comparison with Jackson is historically useful, but Lightburn's religious, political, and civilian lives also deserve independent attention.
Life and legacy
Timeline
1824
Born in Pennsylvania.
1840
Moves with his family to Lewis County.
1861–1865
Serves the Union and rises to brigadier general.
1901
Dies in Ohio.
Sources and further reading
How this profile was documented
- Joseph A. J. Lightburn
e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia
Starting source for biographical dates, offices, achievements, and the Lewis County connection.
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