At daylight, found Morgan at Buffington Island. He was here
attacked by General Judah's cavalry and the gunboats. Not much fighting by
Rebels, but great confusion, loss of artillery, etc., etc.
On to Hockingport; guarded the ferries over the Ohio at
Lee's Creek, Belleville, and Hocking.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 420
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