On January 31, 1864, Kitchen's home in Shanghai, West Virginia, was attacked by a Confederate guerrilla unit. Kitchen and his son Joseph Garrison Kitchen threatened the soldiers with revolvers after they entered the house.
Kitchen's home in Shanghai, West Virginia, was raided by a Confederate group on January 31, 1864. In response, Kitchen and his son Joseph Garrison Kitchen drew their guns to confront the soldiers who had entered the house.