In 1942, Lt. Col. Tom Colleton made his regimental headquarters in Beaver when Operation Coalscuttle slowed. While there, he received orders to allow a special Confederate unit to pass through his lines into U.S. held territory. This unit consisted of Confederate soldiers with U.S. uniforms and accents who proceeded to wreak havoc behind the U.S. lines, causing confusion and terror amongst the U.S. soldiers.