Meigs County contributed its share of soldiers to the Union cause, but the war itself was, for the most part, a distant thunder. Morgan's Raid was a major cause for excitement, and the Battle of Buffington Island is the county's main claim to Civil War fame.
A description of Morgan's Raid
Buffington Island Battle Summary
Buffington Island Memorial Park
Co. E, 4th Virginia Volunteer Infantry
The Soldier Dead of Meigs County
116th Regt. Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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