Why is Preservation Important?
Why is preserving the Buffington Island battlefield important? Beyond the obvious prevention of destruction of the ground in the name of...
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Buffington Island Battlefield
Preservation Foundation
Darryl R. Smith
- Feb 15
"...the great wrong I was committing."
George W. Cassell, a resident of central Kentucky, enlisted as a sergeant in the Confederate States Army on September 10th, 1862 in...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Jan 15
William Sleeth - Fifth Indiana Cavalry
One of the Foundation's members, Carl Clink, might have a direct connection to the battle that took place in the early morning of July...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Dec 19, 2022
Civil War Veterans in Portland Bottoms
There are several cemeteries in what is known as the Portland Bottoms, the flat area over which the Battle of Buffington Island took...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Dec 5, 2022
The Federal Commanders at Buffington - Part IV: William P. Sanders
When one hears about the Buffington Island battle, we often hear about John H. Morgan and the Confederate point of view, but we rarely...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Sep 21, 2022
Celebration of the Surrender of General John H. Morgan
From the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, Volume XX, 1911: AN ACCOUNT BY MORGAN'S CAPTOR, MAJOR GEORGE W. RUE. On September...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Sep 8, 2022
The Federal Commanders at Buffington - Part III: Henry M. Judah
When one hears about the Buffington Island battle, we often hear about John H. Morgan and the Confederate point of view, but we rarely...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Aug 15, 2022
The Federal Commanders at Buffington - Part II: August V. Kautz
When one hears about the Buffington Island battle, we often hear about John H. Morgan and the Confederate point of view, but we rarely...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Aug 1, 2022
From Berlin to Buffington - A Self Guided Tour
We are working on another driving brochure, one that covers the sixty miles from Berlin Crossroads and the action that took place there...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Jul 15, 2022
The Federal Commanders at Buffington - Part I: Edward H. Hobson
When one hears about the Buffington Island battle, we often hear about John H. Morgan and the Confederate point of view, but we rarely...
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Visiting the Battlefield
We are often asked about visiting the Buffington Island battlefield, so we thought we would put together a "visitor's guide" of sorts to...
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Darryl R. Smith
- Jun 19, 2022
Captured at Buffington
Just one quarter mile south of the Battle of Richmond Visitor's Center in Madison County, Kentucky lies the Blue Grass Memorial Cemetery....
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Darryl R. Smith
- Jun 16, 2022
The Impact of Water
Where I sit in Ohio the heat and humidity have hit some all time highs, and I think about the summers of 1862 and 1863 and the droughts...
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The Launch of Our Blog!
Our first post, welcoming you to the occasional ramblings from the Foundation. This is another channel we will use to educate about the...
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