Lewisburg, West Virginia

Old Stone Presbyterian Church

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(2005) Old Stone Presbyterian Church
 
Erected in 1796. During the Civil War, the battle of Lewisburg was fought from opposite hills across the valley in which the church stands, but the church was not damaged. It was used at that time as an emergency hospital, and later for billeting troops

 

(2005)  Old Stone Presbyterian Church

     

(2005) Lewisburg Confederate Cemetery
 
The remains of 95 unknown Confederate soldiers from the Battle of Lewisburg, fought May 23, 1862, lie in this cross-shaped common grave. Initially interred at the Old Stone Church, these unclaimed dead were reburied in this cemetery a few years after the battle. The grave has an upright 80 feet long and cross arms of 40 feet

  (2005) Lewisburg Confederate Cemetery

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