John A. Wilson Marker

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Haskins in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

John A. Wilson

By Dale K. Benington, June 26, 2009

1. John A. Wilson Marker

Inscription. Born July 25, 1832, near Worthington, Ohio, John Alf Wilson lived at this site. At the age of 29, he enlisted in C. Company, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry under General O.M. Mitchell. General Mitchell consented to a dangerous mission led by John Andrews to cripple Confederate supply lines. Alf Wilson was one of 22 men who volunteered to steal a train and destroy track and railroad bridges and cut telegraph wires on the route through Georgia to Chattanooga. The "Andrews Raiders" boarded the train in Marietta, Georgia, and seized the engine, The General, at Big Shanty. Its crew and Confederate soldiers pursued The General until it gave out before reaching Chattanooga. Eventually, all the Raiders were captured. Several, including Wilson, escaped from prison, while Andrews and seven men were tried as spies and hung. Wilson was captured again before returning to Wood County. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1863.

Erected 2003 by Haskins Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 16-87.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients marker series.

Location. 41° 27.975′ N, 83° 42.325′ W. Marker is in Haskins, Ohio, in Wood County

By Dale K. Benington, June 26, 2009

2. John A. Wilson Marker

View of the historical marker in the foreground and the home that John A. Wilson lived in, in the background.

. Marker is on North Findlay Street (Ohio Route 64), on the left when traveling north. Click for map. This historical marker is located in the small rural community of Haskins, Ohio, on the main north and south artery through the the town, North Findlay Street (State Route 64. It is situated just north of the business district in a residential neighborhood, on the west side of the street, in front of a small white framed house. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 North Findlay Street, Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Fort Miamis Reserve/Miltonville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Maumee Indian Mission (approx. 2 miles away); Fort Deposit / Roche de Bout (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Columbian House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Custer Homestead (approx. 3.5 miles away); Hull's Crossing/Turkey Foot Rock (approx. 5 miles away); Turkey Foot Rock (approx. 5.3 miles away); Fallen Timbers Battle Monument (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Regarding John A. Wilson. John A. Wilson volunteered to become a member of Andrews Raiders and received the Congressional Medal of Honor as a result of the service that he performed during that military action. He is buried in nearby Union Hill, Ohio, about 3.6 miles away, to the southeast, as the crow flies.

Also see . . .

John A. Wilson Gravestone Photo, Click for full size

By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

3. John A. Wilson Gravestone

View of John A. Wilson's tombstone in nearby Union Hill, Ohio, located at N41.25.450 and W083.39.792.

Private John Alfred Wilson. This link is part of the Great Locomotive web site which claims to be, "the definitive story on the Andrews Raid - April 12, 1862." (Submitted on July 1, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)