Battle of Fort Fizzle

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Battle of Fort Fizzle
Part of American Civil War
State of Ohio Historical Marker for the event
Date June 17, 1863 Location Glenmont, Holmes County, Ohio 40°31′12.23″N 82°5′50.55″W / 40.5200639°N 82.0973750°W / 40.5200639; -82.0973750

The "Battle of Fort Fizzle" (also called the Holmes County Draft Riots and the Holmes County Rebellion) was a skirmish fought on June 17, 1863,

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Forty-three men from the Napoleon area were indicted for assaulting an officer and preventing the execution of law (US Military Conscription Act of 1863). The armed men involved in the prisoner rescue were indicted for treason. An additional 37 men were indicted for their involvement in activities in other parts of Holmes County, and in nearby Knox and Coshocton counties.^[3]

Of the 80 men involved in these activities the cases of just two men went to trial. Only one man, Laurant Blanchat (also known as Blanchard) was found guilty. Sentenced to six months at hard labor at the Ohio Penitentiary, Blanchat was pardoned by President Lincoln prior to the completion of the sentence. The prosecution of every other case was eventually dropped.

Fort Fizzle, Ohio

In 2009, the landmark Fort Fizzle became a census designated town with the same zip code as Glenmont, Ohio.

See also

• List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States

References

• Ohio History Central Online Encyclopedia: Battle of Fort Fizzle
• Ohio Historical Marker #3-38: Holmes County Draft Riots
• Drouhard, Patrick J., It Don't Look Right For the Times: The Factual History of the Holmes County Rebellion, 2005.