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TRAVEL GUIDE
The General Lewis Inn
Lewisburg, WV.

Lewisburg, as well as the General Lewis Inn, is named in honor of this Revolutionary War era patriot,
General Andrew Lewis. Many of Lewisburg's most beautiful preserved homes and historical sites were built
in the 1830's during the Jacksonian Presidency and the nation's westward movement. One of these homes was
the Withrow House, constructed in 1834. (Today this house is the east wing of the General Lewis inn, and
houses the restaurant on the first floor and three of the finest rooms above.)
The city of Lewisburg is rich in civil war history. On May 23, 1862, a Confederate army under the command
of Col. Henry Heth arrived in the early morning hours. On the high ground around the Withrow home he
deployed his battery of Virginia artillery and troops. The Withrow house became the center of the Confederate
line. Heth's mission was to remove and liberate the town from Union commander George Crook's forces one
half mile away. The town lay in between. The day went badly for the South, with many wounded and dead on
both sides, and the Confederate forces burned the bridge over the Greenbrier River to secure their retreat.
Lewisburg remained in Federal control the remainder of the war. In June 20, 1863, Lewisburg, Virginia became
Lewisburg, West Virginia, when the new state of West Virginia entered the Union as the 35th state. It is
believed that some of the hauntings of the inn and area may result from the civil war.

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My FINAL REVIEW of the General Lewis Inn