Guerillas

ID: 2183
This file appears in: Courthouse Burned

Although written about Allen County, this 1865 letter describes the atrocities committed by marauding guerrillas. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Courthouse Burned

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #592 in Owingsville notes the accidental burning of the Bath County courthouse by Union troops in 1864. While the Civil War disrupted the lives of many Americans, those who lived…