Raid on Guyandotte/Burning of Guyandotte
Inscription
On the night of November 10, 1861, Confederate cavalry led by Cols. John Clarkson and Albert Jenkins raided the town of Guyandotte and surprised Union recruits of the 9th WV Infantry. Following a heated battle, Confederate soldiers and citizens of the town captured 98 Union troops and supporters. On November 11, the captives began a hard trek to prisons in the South.
[Reverse]
As the Confederates withdrew from the town on November 11, 1861, the S. S. Boston appeared with Union troops of the 5th WV Infantry and Ohio Home Guards. They marched into Guyandotte and burned homes, businesses and churches. Sixteen secessionists were arrested and imprisoned. The burning of the town was due in part to its reputation as a "hot bed of secession."
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