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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Q3_surprise-encounter_Portland-OH.html
Union Troops Withdraw
In the early morning of July 19, Union Brigadier
General Henry Judah's forces, dispatched the day
before from Pomeroy, surprised both themselves
and the raiders by virtually running right into
Confederates hidden by the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Q2_path-of-destruction-and-damage_Portland-OH.html
Claims Against the Rebels
Morgan's prime objective was striking
fear in the civilian population. Along
the route of the raid, Morgan's men
took horses and provisions, destroyed
property, and pillaged items from
homes and businesses. Arriving…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21Q0_attack-from-the-west_Portland-OH.html
Closing the Net
Frustrated by multiple failed attempts to overtake
Morgan in Kentucky, Major General Ambrose Burnside
dispatched Union Brigadier General Edward Hobson
and 2,500 Union soldiers on July 6 with specific
orders to intercept the Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21PZ_escape-from-the-ohio-penitentiary_Portland-OH.html
Was it an Inside Job?
Entering the prison gates, the captured Confederate
officers were immediately stripped, washed, shaved,
and taken to their section of the prison. The men
were treated much like the other inmates rather
than prisoners of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21PE_buffington-island_Portland-OH.html
After thirty-eight days of raiding for supplies,
damaging bridges and rail lines, and drawing
the pursuit of Union troops, Morgan's men arrived
here on the evening of July 18, 1863. His objective
was to reach the Buffington Island ford where
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21OS_old-portland-road_Portland-OH.html
Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan had
been searching for a place like Buffington Island — a ford
where he could lead his 1,900-man raider force back onto
friendly soil — since crossing into Ohio. This ford, which had
b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21OQ_dry-run_Portland-OH.html
On the morning of July 19, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General
John Hunt Morgan learned that the Union redoubt guarding
the ford had been abandoned in the night. Colonel Basil Duke
was ordered to send a force south to try to preserve the elemen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21OH_north-end-valley_Portland-OH.html
While Confederate Colonel Basil Duke attempted to
stop the Union advance up the Ohio River Valley from
the south early on July 19, 1863, Brigadier General
John Hunt Morgan still thought that the path to the
Buffington Island ford was clear.
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21OG_portland_Portland-OH.html
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and about 1,900 Confederate raiders
arrived in the Ohio River Valley near Portland late in the evening of July 18, 1863.
He established his headquarters in the Middleswart House, which stood on the
rise direct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21OD_tupper-plains_Reedsville-OH.html
After the Battle of Buffington Island, Brigadier General John Hunt
Morgan and his remaining Confederate force of about 800 raiders
turned inland from the Ohio River to escape the navy's gunboats
and avoid pursuit. Union Brigadier General James …