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Encyclopedia > Buffington Island

Buffington Island is an island on the Ohio River in Jackson County, West Virginia north of Pomeroy, Ohio. Nearby in Ohio, the only battle to occur on Ohio soil during the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island, took place on July 19, 1863. Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 41st 62,809 km² 210 km 385 km 0. ... Pomeroy is a village located in Meigs County, Ohio. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... Combatants Union (remaining U.S. states) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The... Battle of Buffington Island, also known as Buffington Island Skirmish, took place on July 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, in Meigs County, Ohio. ... 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). ...


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Coordinates: 38.9911910° N -81.7715206° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...

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Buffington Island is located in Meigs County, Ohio, on the Great Bend of the Ohio River.
The men of Buffington Island should be allowed to continue their rest, unmolested.
The Save Ohio's Civil War Battlefield : Buffington Island to State of Ohio was created by Freinds of Buffington Island and written by John Rawdon.
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