Battle of Corydon

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The Battle of Corydon was a minor but notable American Civil War skirmish in Indiana, marking the only pitched battle fought in the state as Confederate forces under John Hunt Morgan raided northward.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Corydon, Indiana NERFINISHED
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America NERFINISHED
campaign Morgan's Ohio Raid NERFINISHED
combatant Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
Union forces
commander John Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED
Lewis Jordan NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date July 9, 1863
followedBy continued advance of Morgan's forces into Indiana and Ohio
geographicalContext Harrison County, Indiana NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Indiana state militia NERFINISHED
John Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance only Civil War battle fought in Indiana involving organized Confederate and Union forces
involvedUnit Indiana home guard militia
Morgan's cavalry division NERFINISHED
notableAs only pitched battle of the American Civil War fought in Indiana
partOf Morgan's Raid NERFINISHED
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
place Corydon, Indiana NERFINISHED
precededBy Confederate crossing of the Ohio River at Brandenburg, Kentucky
result Confederate victory
state Indiana
strategicObjective Confederate cavalry raid into Union territory
typeOfEngagement pitched battle
skirmish
year 1863

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Harrison County, Indiana hasHistoricEvent Battle of Corydon
Harrison County, Indiana civilWarBattle Battle of Corydon