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Buffington Island
Battlefield Preservation Foundation


Hines' Raid - The Story of George W. Vaughn
While not directly related to the Great Raid, Thomas Hines, one of Morgan's most trusted scouts, raided Indiana in June 1863 in an effort...
Taylin Allen
Aug 15 min read


The Twenty-Five Days of Morgan - July 19, 1863
Confederate Brigadier General John H. Morgan’s 1,930 men are awakened from their disturbed slumber around 3:00 am. A thick fog had...
David L Mowery
Jul 1932 min read


The Twenty-Five Days of Morgan - July 18, 1863
Today becomes a race between Morgan’s raiders and Union forces to get to the Ohio River ford at Buffington Island, which is found a half...
David L Mowery
Jul 1816 min read
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