Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Confederate Disenfranchisement

Photographed by Roger Miller, July 3, 2021

1. Confederate Disenfranchisement Marker

Inscription. The wartime division of WV lasted into the years just after the Civil War. To protect the new state and political party power, leaders used test oaths to keep ex-Confederates from voting and to limit their role in government. Joseph "Old Scratch" Caldwell struck so many names from Greenbrier County voter rolls that only three men voted in Lewisburg Township in the fall of 1867.

Erected 2019 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 37° 49.209′ N, 80° 28.615′ W. Marker is in Lewisburg, West Virginia, in Greenbrier County. It is on Midland Trail East (U.S. 60) 0.2 miles west of Battle Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewisburg WV 24901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Coalfields.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Tuckwiller's Hill (here, next to this marker); Big Lime (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lewisburg (approx. 1.8 miles away); Battle of Lewisburg (approx. 1.9 miles away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Lewisburg

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Lewisburg (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Confederate Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewisburg.

Additional keywords. civil war voting rights

Photographed by Roger Miller, July 3, 2021

2. Confederate Disenfranchisement Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2021, by Roger Miller of Pulaski, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.