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English: Map describes the situation in May 1862 in southwestern Virginia during the American Civil War. After a victory a Pearisburg (also spelled Parisburg), Heth moved north through Salt Sulphur Springs and Union to an eastern entrance to Lewisburg. This involved crossing a bridge on the Greenbrier River near present-day Caldwell, West Virginia.
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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, chapter 5.
Author O.N. Snow with modifications by TwoScarsUp

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Heth moved north toward Lewisburg, confident that he could surprise Crook

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