onemississipp
Jr. Member
In Jan. 1863, small-pox was brought into the area. Several good citizens died, among whom was Dr. Washington Agnew, a member of Bethany. The year 1863 was known as a year of raids. Raids from Corinth were common. There was a cavalry fight at Birmingham on April 24, 1863. The next week another raid passed down the railroad, burning the Guntown Steam Mill (May 4, 1863). As a result of the raids, the citizens hid their stock and valuables “to prevent them from falling into the hands of a foe as ruthless as the vandals of the middle ages.”
