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Other Name: St. Georges Creek
State: Ohio
Location: Meigs County
Campaign: Morgan’s Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio (July 1863)
Dates: July 19, 1863
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Brig. Gen. Edward H. Hobson
confederate  Confederate States: Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan
Forces Engaged: union  Union States: 3,000
confederate  Confederate States: 1,700
Total: Brigades: 4,700 total
Estimated Casualties: union  Union States: 25
confederate  Confederate States: 900
Total: 925 total
Results: Result(s): Union victory
Description:

On July 13, Morgan’s raiders crossed into Ohio at Harrison, pursued by several columns of Union cavalry under overall direction of Brig. Gen. Edward H. Hobson. On July 19, Kautz’s and Judah’s brigades attacked Morgan near Buffington Island. During the night, Morgan and about 400 men escaped encirclement by following a narrow woods path. The rest of his force surrendered.
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