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* The Buffington Island Battlefield State Memorial Park (Entrance off SR 124).
* The Buffington Island Battlefield is the site of the only significant Civil War battle in Ohio. On July 19, 1863, a Federal force of 3,000 cavalry, artillery, infantry, and navy personnel routed a column of 1,800 Confederate cavalry and artillery commanded by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan.
From July 13 - 26, 1863, Morgan led a group of more than 2,000 men across Southern Ohio. His mission: to distract and divert as many Federal troops as possible from the action in Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee. Federal forces under the command of Major General Ambrose Burnside gave chase.
It was at Buffington Island (Portland, Ohio) on the morning of July 19 that two Federal cavalry columns led by brigadier generals Henry Judah and Edward Hobson, and two Federal gunboats under Lieutenant Commander LeRoy Fitch, cornered Morgan and his men as the Confederates were trying to cross the Ohio River. The two-hour battle resulted in 6 killed and 20 wounded on the Union side and 57 killed, 63 wounded, and 71 captured on the Confederate side. Throughout the day following the battle, Federal militia and regular troops captured 570 Confederates who had fled the field. The Federal troops dealt a heavy blow to Morgan’s men and resources, but, despite losing nearly half his men and all of his artillery and supplies, Morgan escaped. Major Daniel McCook, patriarch of the fighting McCook family, was mortally wounded in the battle.
Morgan’s remaining raiders turned north, exhausted and desperate to find another place to cross. On July 26, near Salineville, in Columbiana County, Federal cavalry under the command of Major W.B. Way defeated Morgan’s cavalrymen in a running fight. Later that day, Federal Major G.W. Rue’s cavalry surrounded Morgan's Raiders and succeeded in capturing General Morgan and the remnants of his command near West Point. Morgan's capture marked the end of Morgan’s Great Raid of 1863. (Ohio Historical Society)
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Bashan, Ohio to Portland, Ohio).
* The Battle of Buffington Island Kiosk.
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Tour Stop Marker - 25).
* Ohio State Historical Marker (Federal Forces).
* Ohio State Historical Marker (Confederate Forces).
* Federal Daniel McCook Mortally Wounded Site (South of Battlefield on SR 124).
* The Battle of Buffington Island Memorial.
* American Indian Mound Near the Battle of Buffington Island Memorial.
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Tour Stop Marker - 26/Ohio River and Buffington Island).
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Tour Stop Marker - 28).
* The Buffington Island Battlefield is the site of the only significant Civil War battle in Ohio. On July 19, 1863, a Federal force of 3,000 cavalry, artillery, infantry, and navy personnel routed a column of 1,800 Confederate cavalry and artillery commanded by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan.
From July 13 - 26, 1863, Morgan led a group of more than 2,000 men across Southern Ohio. His mission: to distract and divert as many Federal troops as possible from the action in Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee. Federal forces under the command of Major General Ambrose Burnside gave chase.
It was at Buffington Island (Portland, Ohio) on the morning of July 19 that two Federal cavalry columns led by brigadier generals Henry Judah and Edward Hobson, and two Federal gunboats under Lieutenant Commander LeRoy Fitch, cornered Morgan and his men as the Confederates were trying to cross the Ohio River. The two-hour battle resulted in 6 killed and 20 wounded on the Union side and 57 killed, 63 wounded, and 71 captured on the Confederate side. Throughout the day following the battle, Federal militia and regular troops captured 570 Confederates who had fled the field. The Federal troops dealt a heavy blow to Morgan’s men and resources, but, despite losing nearly half his men and all of his artillery and supplies, Morgan escaped. Major Daniel McCook, patriarch of the fighting McCook family, was mortally wounded in the battle.
Morgan’s remaining raiders turned north, exhausted and desperate to find another place to cross. On July 26, near Salineville, in Columbiana County, Federal cavalry under the command of Major W.B. Way defeated Morgan’s cavalrymen in a running fight. Later that day, Federal Major G.W. Rue’s cavalry surrounded Morgan's Raiders and succeeded in capturing General Morgan and the remnants of his command near West Point. Morgan's capture marked the end of Morgan’s Great Raid of 1863. (Ohio Historical Society)
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Bashan, Ohio to Portland, Ohio).
* The Battle of Buffington Island Kiosk.
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Tour Stop Marker - 25).
* Ohio State Historical Marker (Federal Forces).
* Ohio State Historical Marker (Confederate Forces).
* Federal Daniel McCook Mortally Wounded Site (South of Battlefield on SR 124).
* The Battle of Buffington Island Memorial.
* American Indian Mound Near the Battle of Buffington Island Memorial.
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Tour Stop Marker - 26/Ohio River and Buffington Island).
* The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Tour Stop Marker - 28).
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