Confederates Torch Chambersburg: Ransom & Retaliation

Timothy Tilghman will discuss when Confederate troops set fire to Chambersburg July 30, 1864 after a costly ransom threat had been ignored.
About this Event

Chamberbsurg was the northern most occupation achieved by the Confederate Army during the Civil War. CSA Brig Gen John McCausland was instructed by Lt Gen Jubal Early to demand a ransom of $200,000 in Union greenbacks or suffer devastaion by fire on July 30, 1864. Ultimately, the citizens failed to riase the ransom and Confederates torched Chamberbsurg.