Thunder in the Village Celebrating it's 21st Anniversary!

 November, 6th & 7th 2010

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     The 20th Annual Guyandotte Civil War Days: Thunder in the Village

 

It was November  of 1861, this sleepy southern town of Guyandotte was firmly in Union hands, when history was made on these very streets. Confederate raiders struck suddenly and quickly, capturing the Garrison and returning the village to the dominion of the Stars and Bars; however the conquest was short-lived, the Confederates leaving town the next morning with their Richmond-bound prisoners in tow. Union liberators returned soon after and took their vengeance on what they considered a "seesech" town. By nightfall, two-thirds of the village had been burned to the ground.

The sights and sounds of the Civil War will return on November 6-8 2009 to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. Hundreds of re-enactors will participate in America's greatest street battle. The dirt roads are paved and the modern buildings replace the burned out frames, but this is where history was made and will live again. Come join us!

E-mail: info@guyandottecivilwardays.com

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