The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the Buffington Island Skirmish, took place on July 19, 1863, during the American Civil War in Meigs County, Ohio. It was the largest battle in Ohio during the war. It contributed to the capture of the Confederate raider, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, who was seeking to escape across the Ohio River at a ford opposite Buffington Island. Delayed overnight, he was almost surrounded by Federal cavalry next day, and the battle ended in a rout. Morgan and some 1,200 men escaped, but the raid finally ended in his capture at Salineville on July 26. Morgan's Raid was of little military consequence, but it did spread terror among much of the population of southern and eastern Ohio. The Battle of Corydon took place July 9, 1863, in Harrison County, Indiana during Morgans Raid in the American Civil War. ... // Synopsis The Battle of Salineville is best known as the northernmost battle of the American Civil War involving the Confederate army, or in this case the cavalry [6][19]. The battle occurred on July 26, 1863 near Salineville in Columbiana County, Ohio, approximately 30 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio and... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties KIA: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The... Meigs County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Columbus Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq. ... Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Salineville is a village located in Columbiana and Jefferson counties in Ohio. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan Morgans Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Northern states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. ...

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• Adams, James T., Dictionary of American History, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.