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Confederate monument, Lewisburg
Confederate monument, Lewisburg


On May 23, 1862, Union forces led by Colonel George Crook repelled an attack by Confederates under General Henry Heth at the Battle of Lewisburg.

Learn more:
"Gray Forces Defeated in Battle of Lewisburg"
Official Reports from the Battle of Lewisburg
Recollections of the Rev. John McElhenney on the Battle of Lewisburg
Invitation to the Annual Reunion of the 36th Ohio Volunteers at Lewisburg
Newspaper Accounts of the Battle of Lewisburg
Accounts of the Battle of Lewisburg from the Rebellion Record


On This Day in West Virginia History: May

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