Battle of Scary
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member two-bit Joe
N 38° 26.031 W 081° 51.199
17S E 425523 N 4254298
Battle of Scary, Putnam Co., WV
Waymark Code: WM182K
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
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First Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley fought here July 17, 1861. Charge of the Rangers under Captain (later General) Jenkins won the day. Whitelaw Reid described the event as a war correspondent with Gen. Cox's Union forces.
Marker Title: Battle of Scary

Marker Location: WV 35 0.1 miles south of County Route 33 (Teays Valley Road), 2.7 miles north of US 60, and 0.6 miles south of Exit 44 (St. Albans)

County or Independent City: Putnam

Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Archives and History 1974

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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