Salem, VA

Headnote
Salem, the county-seat, is in the valley of Virginia, on the west bank of the Roanoke River, 178 miles westerly from Richmond, 25 miles NE. of Christiansburg, and 23 from Fincastle. The navigation of the Roanoke, from Weldon, N.C., to this place, 224 miles, is completed by canals, sluices, &c. Salem is a neat village, and contains 6 stores, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist, and 1 Methodist church, and a population of about 450. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Roanoke County, VA

Salem, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Salem, the county-seat, is in the valley of Virginia, on the west bank of the Roanoke River, 178 miles westerly from Richmond, 25 miles NE. of Christiansburg, and 23 from Fincastle. The navigation of the Roanoke, from Weldon, N.C., to this place, 224 miles, is completed by canals, sluices, &c. Salem is a neat village, and contains 6 stores, 1 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist, and 1 Methodist church, and a population of about 450.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 447-448.
Date Type
A Union winter cavalry raid departs its West Virginia base and marches south to cut communications Battles/Soldiers
At Salem, Virginia, General Averell's Union cavalry raid arrives to destroy rail communications Battles/Soldiers
At Salem, Virginia, legendary cavalry commander Colonel J.S. Mosby bids his command farewell for the last time Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Date Title
General George H. Chapman to General Winfield Scott Hancock, Winchester, Virginia, April 18, 1865
Ulysses S. Grant to Winfield Scott Hancock, Washington D.C., April 19, 1865
Colonel John Singleton Mosby to the men of his command, Salem, Virginia, April 21, 1865
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