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July 19, 1863: The only major battle of the Civil War fought in Ohio occurs on Buffington Island in Meigs County. Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan had crossed the Ohio River 11 days earlier with 2,000 mounted men and then moved east across the southern end of the state, terrorizing most everybody. Nearly 150 men were wounded or killed in the battle, with 800 to 1,200 Rebels taken prisoner.
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