On May 1, 1862, they had a skirmish, the Clark House Battle ... And then following that skirmish the Confederates retreated back into Princeton because they were outnumbered by the Union forces considerably.
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On May 1, 1862, they had a skirmish, the Clark House Battle ... And then following that skirmish the Confederates retreated back into Princeton because they were outnumbered by the Union forces considerably.
Here’s the interesting part. Under Cox’s command was Rutherford B. Hayes. I believe he was future 24th president. He was in command of the Ohio regiments that were part of the command. And he personally occupied the McNutt house and used it as his headquarters ... They were here only a short time. He made some official reports that he sent back to General Cox while he was at Princeton.
They went to Pearisburg and had another battle May 10 ... They were overcome by the Confederates there and retreated back to Princeton, and then on May 16 and 17, the Battle of Pigeon Roost took place in Princeton.
There’s always been a contradiction as to who started the fire ... It seems that more people think that the Confederate commander, a Colonel Jenifer, was concerned about all the stores in Princeton. One story goes he set fire to it to keep stores away from the Union. Other stories say the Union set the fire.
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