Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood
March 6, 1862
The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry Etc.
Frank Moore, ed. Vol. 4. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1863, p. 51
Smithfield, Va., was this occupied by a strong force of United States troops.
