a. Guntersville was first shelled by Union Soldiers from the North side of the river in 1862.

b. In March of 1864, Guntersville experienced a massive attack. In nearby Red Hill, one hundred confederate troops were surprised and captured in the night by members of the Union Army. The Confederate General in command was asleep throughout the capture, and was later woken by the commotion. The Conf. General shot a Union Colonel, and then he and his troops escaped from the Union soldiers. This so infuriated the Union Army that they stormed Warrenton, and burned two notable townsmen's homes. The two men where Thomas Atkins Street and Arthur Campbell Beard. The Union soldiers gave the two men five minutes to retrieve their belongings from the houses before setting them ablaze.

c. After burning down the Street and Beard homes, the Union troops proceeded to burn the entire town of Guntersville. A delegation of citizens met the troops, and pleaded with them not to burn the town. Only Seven buildings were left standing. Two of the unburned buildings still stand today. The first of which is located on Blount Ave. past Bob Hembree, and the second is located on Hill Ave.

* After the Civil War, Guntersville went through several years of rebuilding and eventually became a prosperous little town. Although things were becoming more civilized, live-stock still had free-reign.