Battle Story From Survivor of Buffington Island Fight
A Meigs County battle survivor recounts the Buffington Island clash near Portland in 1863. T. J. Thorn, an militia sergeant, describes capture of Lebanon Township raiders, the fog bound dawn firing, and loot left on Ground Hog Creek. He details rescuing captives, the 85 Confederate raiders, and the July 22, 1863 jail transfer to Pomeroy with revolvers and horses supplied.
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Buffington Island
Meigs County
Portland
Pomeroy Newsaper
T. J. Thorn
Farnest Morris
Great Bend
Old Saxon
Mr. Thorn
Esther Parr
Saxon
Tanners Run
Thorn
Portland Village
James Ritchie
Ohio River
Lebanon Township
John Morgan
Hog Creek
Morgan
Chester
Ritchie
McCook
Ohio
Reedsville
Thorne
Sergeant Thorn
Dunlop
Jeff Davis
Indiana
Tommy Hawkins
New Orleans
Tennessee
Bill Layne
Pomeroy
Athens and Meigs Buckeye Rovers California trek tale
Early 1887 diary notes reveal William Stedman led 15 Athenians and 7 Meigs Countians on a six month overland journey to California in 1849. The Buckeye Rovers’ trail crossed rivers, cholera outbreaks, and rough terrain from St. Louis to Sacramento, documenting camps, animal trials, and frontier encounters.
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Elizabeth Hackman
Athens
William Stone Stedman
Athens County
California
William Stedman
Meigs County
Buckeye Rovers
Stedman
Independence
Lexington
St. Joseph
Great Plains
Sweet Water
Plains
Plains Country
Iowa Mission
Fort
Fort Kearney
Big Sandy
Green River
Fort Hall
Salt Lake
Cincinnati Markets Report Deadstock Prices and Eggs Rise
Salable hogs 2500 with barrows and gilts down 65 cents. Cattle and calves mix steady with steer yearlings above 34.00, vealers 28.00-37.00. Eggs graded A large 57-62, A medium 54-57, B large 49-43. butter prints 71 cents to 72, butterfat 59, potatoes 2.40-4.50. Cincinnati July 24 AP US Dept of Agriculture data.
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Cincinnati
Juy
U. S. Dept
U.S
Market Prices for Hogs Cattle Sheep and Lambs
Gallipolis market figures present hogs priced 175-220, 22-23, 220, 250, with lights 18-23 and fat sows 16-0. Cattle show steers 24-32, heifers 22-30, milk cows 150-300, veal calves tops 39. Sheep data lists ewes and lambs 15-25, stock ewes 10-20, fat sheep 8-16, bucks 6-12, fat wethers 8-16, lambs tops 28 and other grades 24-27.
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Gallipolis
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Daniel McCook
Daughters of Union Veterans
C. H. Harris
Humbolt River
Great Basin
Turkey River
Sierra Nevad
Bear River
Sacramento City
Elza ‘Armstrong
Hugh Dickson
Dennis Drake
Elijah Terrill
Solomon Townsend
James Sherpard
William Logan
W. T. Wilson
Joseph Dickson
R. P. Barnes
John Banks
George Reeves
Asa Condee
H. L. Graham
Seth ‘Paine
L. D. Stevens
J. C. Rath‘burn
Joshua Gardner
Charles Giles
John Giles
Cincinnate Livestock
KELCH
North
Lancaster
Hoover Sweepers
Berlou
McKee Drug CO
Outdoorsman Leathercraft Co
West State
Banks Sport Shop
R. S. Atkins
S. Court St
the McBee Company
Buick
Ford
Plymouth
E. Carpenter St
Auto Service
Buck's Auto
BSA
Bustin Beauty School
Marinello System
Marinello
Broad St
Columbus
Dixon’s Construction Co
Art Watkins
Rutkoskie
Art Boyles
Cash
Art Smedley
Singer Sewing i Co
Front St
Marietta, Ohio
Harold Winters
Dial
Corriedale
Ellenwood Orchard
Carpenter
Pearl W. Williams
Rutland
Clarence Shaw
Strawn Plumbing CO
Court St
Raymond Woodyard
Brattice Cloth Electric Motor Service
W. Union Street
Straw's
W. Washington Street
Jersey
F. M. Jordan
Charles Barnhart
St. Clairsville
Myers Water Systems
Complete Plumbing
Rowland Plumbing
Frank
Guernsey
Vern Kelley
Swanson
Mahaffey Electric Motor Service
Johns-Manville
Theo Johnson CO
W. Union
Johnson and West
Depot St
F. C. Stone
East State Street
Davis
White
D. M. Goddard
Tuxedo Dairy Feeds
Williams Transfer & Parcel Delivery
RAPP
West Union ST
Assis
Adams
Elmira
N. Y
Fairview Drive
Logan's
Varsity Theatre
Northeastern
North Court St
Locust St
V. M. Kimball
Glouster
Albany Gas CO
Fisher Station
Rauch'’S Bakery
Guysville
White's Mill
A. Janes & Sons Div
Inland Products, Inc
Nelsonville
Cali Athens
Coolville
Higgins Feed
A & L Quality
John Deere “B
Ruth Self Feeder
Chelser
Albany
the Plains
John Slater and Son
Bardin Brothers Builders Supplies
Athens, Ohio
Radcliffe Electric
Brown
Richland Avenue
Smith and Thompson
Auditorium
DELCO
Ora Rider
New Plymouth
White House
Hocking Street
Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones Motors
E. State St
DODGE
Jeep
Willys CO
Washington St
Storm Windows and Doors Co
E. Schuster
San Columbus Road
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Marietta Chemical Products ‘Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
Fina
Uhlman's
Lake Hope
Mike Shea
McArthur
Jenkins
F. M. Guthrie
Townsend
Desoto
Studebaker
Athens Motor Sales
W. State St
West Union Motor Sales
Fairgrounds
Will Trade
Earl White
Carpenter Road
Platt
Hudson Sales & Service
Union St
Herschel Hornsby
John L. Jeffers
Willys
E. M Baughman
Oldsmobile
Athens Junk Company
N. Shafer
Athens Auto Parts
W. Union St. Bridge
Hanlin Avenue
Amiens
Algeo Motor Sales E
State St
Young's Electric Shop
N. Court St
Aiar
Neah Dean
EY Ye FT
Roger Dean
Frazer
Manhattan
Chevrolet
Kaiser
Mercury
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