On the morning of May 23, 1862,

in Lewisburg, (West) Virginia,

Confederate troops under General Henry Heth attacked Colonel George Crook’s Union troops who were camped above what is now the Greenbrier Campus of the New River Community and Technical College.

 

 

THE BATTLE OF LEWISBURG

Living History and Reenactment

 

May 15 – 17, 2009

 

The Battle of Lewisburg Heritage Committee and

The Greenbrier Campus of NRCTC

cordially invite you to attend our 147th Anniversary

 

 

 

“Preserving the Union”

A Look at Lincoln as President and Politician

 

We celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth

 

 

 
President Lincoln Reviews the Troops

 

 

 

 

 

Contact us for more information

info@battleoflewisburg.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected by the

Southeast Tourism Society

as one of the TOP 20 EVENTS

For May 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Browse Photos

From our 2008 Event!

 

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