Capture in Columbiana County

Under fire from three directions, Morgan and his troops scrambled for cover along the River Road in hopes of crossing at another ford, while Confederate Colonel Basil Duke brought up the rear with beleaguered troops low on ammunition. Caught in crossfire, Confederate soldiers were scattered across the fields and the River Road was blocked by overturned wagons. Seizing the chance to end the battle, Hobson's cavalry attacked Duke's greatly outnumbered troops and forced them to surrender. Morgan rode north through numerous eastern Ohio counties with his force reduced to about 600 men until Union troops and Ohio militia captured him near West Point in Columbiana County on July 26. Expecting exchange or parole, Morgan instead became a prisoner at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, where Governor David Tod ordered him and his officers confined for safekeeping to prevent escape and perhaps to punish the marauding general as a horse thief.

Ohio · United States