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English: Map describes the situation in May 1862 in southwestern Virginia during the American Civil War. Crook's Third Brigade moved from Gauley Bridge to Lewisburg, made a raid on the Virginia Central Railroad, and then returned to Lewisburg. (Note: map spells Lewisburg as "Lewisburgh".)
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Source This is a crop of an 1861 map created by O.N. Snow & Co. The entire map can be found in the Library of Congress here, and shows Virginia, Delaware, Maryland & West Virginia. Text box, circles, and arrows were added by TwoScarsUp based on descriptions in the book "The Battle of Lewisburg" by Richard L. Armstrong, especially chapters 3 and 4.
Author O.N. Snow with modifications by TwoScarsUp

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Starting at Gauley Bridge, Crook's Brigade moved to Lewisburg, the Virginia Central Railroad, and then back to Lewisburg

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