Samuel Perry Guynn was born on 17 May, 1837, in Hendricks Co., Indiana, the son of Milton Oliver Guynn and Mahala Potts. Samuel joined the Sixth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry on September 2, 1861 and assigned to Company E. Samuel was part of the Sixth Regiment that was at Fort Scott during General Sterling Price's raid on Missouri. These men of the Sixth Cavalry joined other units and met the Confederate forces in the Battle of Mine Creek in one of the largest Cavalry engagements of the war. Samuel was killed in action during the battle on October 25, 1864. In the 1859 Kansas State Census, Samuel was living in Mound City Twp. The Battle of Mine Creek took place about 5 miles east of Mound City. After soldiering around Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for 3 years, he was killed near his home and family. Because the Sixth Regiment did not operate as a discreet unit during the battle, their contribution and Samuel's full measure of devotion is largely overlooked.
Samuel Perry Guynn was born on 17 May, 1837, in Hendricks Co., Indiana, the son of Milton Oliver Guynn and Mahala Potts. Samuel joined the Sixth Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry on September 2, 1861 and assigned to Company E. Samuel was part of the Sixth Regiment that was at Fort Scott during General Sterling Price's raid on Missouri. These men of the Sixth Cavalry joined other units and met the Confederate forces in the Battle of Mine Creek in one of the largest Cavalry engagements of the war. Samuel was killed in action during the battle on October 25, 1864. In the 1859 Kansas State Census, Samuel was living in Mound City Twp. The Battle of Mine Creek took place about 5 miles east of Mound City. After soldiering around Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for 3 years, he was killed near his home and family. Because the Sixth Regiment did not operate as a discreet unit during the battle, their contribution and Samuel's full measure of devotion is largely overlooked.
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