What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1862 – 13 Sep 1862
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.93° N, 84.54° W
- Description
- part of the American Civil War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Defense of Cincinnati
Part of the American Civil War
The Defense of Cincinnati occurred during what is now referred to as the Confederate Heartland Offensive or Kentucky Campaign of the American Civil War, from September 1 through September 13, 1862. Confederate Brigadier General Henry Heth was sent north from Lexington, Kentucky, to threaten Cincinnati, Ohio, then the sixth-largest city in the United States.
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