The Battle of Lewisburg: May 23, 1862

by Richard L Armstrong and Richard L. Armstrong

The early morning hours of May 23, 1862 brought the horror of war to the residents of the small, mountain town of Lewisburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). A brigade of Union troops, commanded by Colonel George Crook, had occupied the heavily Confederate leaning town less than two weeks earlier. Now, Lewisburg felt the fury of a battle waged in her streets. Bullets flew in every direction. Cannon balls whistled overhead and occasionally struck the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996576428
• ISBN13: 9780996576420
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: 35th Star Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"