Question: The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the St. Georges Creek Skirmish, was an American Civil War engagement in which county in Ohio, and Jackson County, West Virginia, on July 19, 1863, during Morgan's Raid, a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the northern U.S. states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War?
Context: The Battle of Calcasieu Pass was a minor skirmish fought on May 6, 1864, at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in southwestern Louisiana, during the American Civil War.  It resulted in a Confederate victory.  The participants of the battle were Lt. Benjamin Loring and Lt. C. W. Lamson on the Union’s side, and Col. W. H. Griffin on the Confederate side.  The union brought along two naval vessels, the U.S.S Wave and the U.S.S Granite City.  The U.S.S Wave did not prove too effective during the battle and was captured early on, it was soon turned into a Confederate cargo ship.  The U.S.S Granite City was originally a confederate blockade vessel, but was captured in 1863 by the U.S.S Tioga (Union).  The U.S.S Granite City was now back in the hands of the Confederates.  Captain Joseph A. Brickhouse, a Confederate veteran, said, “We fought in the open prairie, bringing on the attack with four small pieces of artillery and less than 300 infantry, poorly armed, attacking in the open prairie two such boats as the Granite City and Wave - Union gunboats - and capturing them after an action of less than two hours and 40 minutes duration.”  He described his own forces (Confederate) as unprepared, and he stated that they still had an easy battle that was short in duration.  The Confederate forces in this battle were split up into five battalions.  The first battalion was Creuzbauer's Battery, 5th Texas Artillery.  Every soldier in this battalion was born in Germany, and they all migrated to the U.S during the Civil War.  The second battalion was named Griffin’s Battalion, and was led by Col. William Henry Griffin.  The third battalion was Spaight’s Battalion, led by Lt. Col. Ashley W. Spaight.  And the final one was Daly’s Battalion, the only cavalry unit in the battle.  The U.S.S Wave and the U.S.S Granite City received orders to proceed to Calcasieu Pass.  When they arrived, immediately bombed an abandoned Confederate fort at the mouth of the river.  The Gunboats were sent with money to purchase cattle from local southern farmers.  The U.S.S Granite City ended up stealing cattle and horses from multiple farms.  This prompted a Confederate attack.  The local Confederate forces arrived quietly and prepared for a night-time attack on the Union forces.  When the Union went to sleep, they let less-experienced soldiers man the guns.  The Confederates seized the opportunity and moved their cannons closer.  The cannons lined up 1,000 yards away from the gunboats, while the cavalry and foot-soldiers advanced.  Numerous cannon shells penetrated the gunboat’s hulls.  While the cavalry and foot-soldiers moved in, the artillery advanced as well, and finished off the vessels.  On May 8th, Ella Morse, a Union Supply ship did not know of the Union casualties.  Then brought moved up all the way to the other ships with supplies.  When she noticed that confederates were manning the guns it was too late.  They gunned the ship down.  The Union Forces suffered many casualties.  They lost the Ella Morse, the U.S.S Granite City, the U.S.S Wave, and the U.S.S New London.  On the other hand, the Confederates did not lose too many soldiers.  The Confederates only suffered a few men from each battalion. The Sinking Creek Raid took place in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) during the American Civil War.  On November 26, 1862, an entire Confederate army camp was captured by 22 men from a Union cavalry during a winter snow storm.  The 22 men were the advance guard for the 2nd Loyal Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, which was several miles behind.  This cavalry unit was renamed 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry in 1863, after West Virginia became a state. The Battle of Fairfax Court House (June 1863) was fought during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War by a small Union Army cavalry detachment of two companies (87 troops) of the 11th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry and advance units of Confederate Major General J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.  Stuart's lead unit on the day of the battle was the 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment (9th State Troops) of Major General Wade Hampton's division of 2,000 men.  The main body of three divisions, often still referred to at this time as brigades, of the Confederate Cavalry Corps, about 40 percent of the total troops, was moving toward the Potomac River, soon after the start of the ride of his best divisions through and around the Union Army of the Potomac on their way to Pennsylvania.  The skirmish occurred near the village of Fairfax Court House in Fairfax County, Virginia on June 27, 1863. The Skirmish at Ashley's Mill, sometimes called the Skirmish at Ferry Landing was an engagement that was fought between Union Army and Confederate States Army cavalry regiments in Arkansas on September 7, 1863 during the American Civil War.  Union Brigadier-General John W. Davidson commanding the cavalry division of the Union Army of Arkansas sent the 7th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as his lead regiment to clear the 5th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment, under the temporary command of Major John Bull while Colonel Robert C. Newton was in temporary brigade command, from its position guarding a crossing of the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas.  The Union cavalry forced the Confederates to retreat which opened the route to the east of the river, leading to the Battle of Bayou Fourche on September 10, 1863 and the capture of Little Rock by the Union Army of Arkansas under the command of Major General Frederick Steele.  The Confederate regiment's casualties were 1 killed, 3 wounded and 2 captured while the Union regiment reported no casualties. Morgan's Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the northern U.S. states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War.  The raid took place from June 11–July 26, 1863, and is named for the commander of the Confederates, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan. The 2nd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.  It was organized in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) during September 1861.  Most of the original members of this regiment were from southeastern Ohio, and planners thought that this regiment would become the 4th Ohio Cavalry.  Their application was rejected by the governor of Ohio, so the unit became the 2nd Regiment of Loyal Virginia Volunteer Cavalry.  The "Loyal Virginia" part of the name was replaced with "West Virginia" after the state of West Virginia was created in 1863.  Today, the National Park Service lists them as 2nd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry under a heading of Union West Virginia Volunteers. Buffington Island is an island in the Ohio River in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, east of Racine, Ohio.  During the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island took place on July 19, 1863, just south of the Ohio community of Portland. The First Battle of Auburn was fought on October 13, 1863, between Union infantry and Confederate cavalry forces at the start of the Bristoe Campaign during the American Civil War.  A Union infantry column stumbled upon a Confederate cavalry reconnaissance party and a short, inconclusive fight ensued.  The Confederate cavalry withdrew in the face of the superior Union force, but a much larger body of Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, attempting to raid a Union wagon train became entrapped by the column, forcing them to abandon the raid and hide in a ravine overnight awaiting Confederate infantry to come to their aid. The 104th Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized in Greensburg, Indiana, as one of thirteen "Minute Men" regiments and a battalion formed for emergency service during Morgan's Raid into Indiana during the American Civil War.  On July 8, 1863, after Confederate General John Hunt Morgan crossed the Ohio River into southern Indiana, governor Oliver P. Morton called for volunteers to defend the state.  Within forty-eight hours 65,000 men had volunteered their services.  The 104th mustered into service at Greensburg on July 10, 1863, under the command of Colonel James Gavin.  The regiment included six companies of "Minute Men" and four companies from the Indiana Legion, the state's militia.  The majority of the men from the 104th came from Marion County, Decatur County, Fayette County, and Dearborn County, Indiana.  During its brief term of service, the 104th marched from Greensburg to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, by way of Sunman's Station, before heading toward Harrison, Ohio.  After the threat to Indiana ended on July 14, when it was confirmed that Morgan had entered Ohio, the 104th returned to Greensburg and mustered out of service on July 18, 1863.  Morgan was captured in eastern Ohio on July 26, 1863. The Battle of Buffington Island, also known as the St. Georges Creek Skirmish, was an American Civil War engagement in Meigs County, Ohio, and Jackson County, West Virginia, on July 19, 1863, during Morgan's Raid.  The largest battle in Ohio during the war, Buffington Island contributed to the capture of the famed Confederate cavalry raider, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, who was seeking to escape Union army pursuers across the Ohio River at a ford opposite Buffington Island.
Answer: Meigs County