Southern Revenge: The Confederate Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Southern Revenge: The Confederate Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania by Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780942597141.

On July 30, 1864, Confederate cavalry under Brigadier General John McCausland burned The Burning of Chambersburg (U.S. National Park Service) Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Ordered by Lieutenant General Jubal Early, the raid served as retaliation for Union General David Hunters destructive tactics and burning of private property in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. When townspeople failed to pay a steep ransom of $100,000 in gold or $500,000 in greenbacks, Confederate forces set fire to the town, destroying over 500 buildings and leaving more than 2,000 residents homeless