Battle of Buffington Island

The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the St. Georges Creek Skirmish, was an American Civil War engagement in Meigs County, Ohio, and Jackson County, West Virginia, on July 19, 1863, during Morgan's Raid. The largest battle in Ohio during the war, Buffington Island contributed to the capture of the Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, who was fleeing U.S. Army soldiers across the Ohio River at a ford opposite Buffington Island.

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1863  Wikidata
St. Georges Creek Skirmish
battle, United States, 

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Location: 39.0025, -81.775, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1863 Battle of Buffington Island

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Buffington Island	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Gower	fort	Wikidata