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A close-up view of the Historical Marker: "'Battle of Scary' First Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley (3 Mi. N.), July 17, 1861. Charge of the Rangers under Captain (later General) Jenkins won that day. Whitelaw Reid described the event for the Cincinnati Gazette as an embedded war correspondent with Gen. Cox's Union Forces." 'This is the site of the first major Civil War skimish in the Kanawha Valley.'

Battle of Scary Creek Historical Marker, Putnam County, W. Va.

Identifier:
015901
Title:
Battle of Scary Creek Historical Marker, Putnam County, W. Va.
Creator:
Haines, Vic, WVU Office of Publications
Description:
A close-up view of the Historical Marker: "'Battle of Scary' First Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley (3 Mi. N.), July 17, 1861. Charge of the Rangers under Captain (later General) Jenkins won that day. Whitelaw Reid described the event for the Cincinnati Gazette as an embedded war correspondent with Gen. Cox's Union Forces." 'This is the site of the first major Civil War skimish in the Kanawha Valley.'
Subjects:
Scary Creek, Battle of, W. Va., 1861., Counties--Putnam., Historical markers--West Virginia--Putnam County.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView