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.
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"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
On This Day in West Virginia History: May