Buffington Island
Battlefield Preservation Foundation
The Buffington Island Battlefield Preservation Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Battle of Buffington Island, Ohio's most significant Civil War battlefield. The Foundation also works to educate the public about Morgan's Indiana-Ohio Raid. Please support our efforts and become a member today!
The Battle of Buffington Island, fought on July 19, 1863, was the most noteworthy engagement in what is officially called Morgan’s Indiana-Ohio Raid. It is also the largest Civil War battle fought in the Eastern Midwest states of the United States. Two future U.S. Presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, Jr., were present. The battle was not fought on the island in the Ohio River, but rather on the 1,230 acres of bottomland surrounding the village of Portland.
