The Battle of Lewisburg, which took place on May 23, 1862, was a Union victory. Union Col. George Crook led 1,600 men into Lewisburg, not knowing that Confederate Gen. Henry Heth was nearby with 2,200 soldiers.

Heth attacked Crook’s troops, but despite being outnumbered, the Union soldiers held their ground. The Confederates lost over 100 men killed, wounded, or captured, while Crook’s forces lost only 13.

Although the win boosted Union morale, it was overshadowed by Union losses elsewhere in the Shenandoah Valley on the same day.