Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk Marker

HMdb.org

THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE “Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”

Home — My Markers — Add A Marker — Marker Series — Links & Books — Forum — About Us

Word or Phrase

Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print

Malta in Morgan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk
Civil War 1861 - 1865

Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk Marker (front) Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., November 2, 2008

1. Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk Marker (front)

Inscription. (Front):
Joseph Bailey
U.S. Major General
Born: 1825, Penn Township, Morgan County
Awarded the “Thanks of Congress” citation

Jeremiah Rusk
U.S. Brigadier General
Born: 1830, Deerfield Township, Morgan County
W.I.A. 1865
U.S. Sec. of Agri. Governor, Wisconsin

(Rear): Placed by:
The help of generous donors
to Camp Governor William Dennison,
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Athens, Ohio
1991
E Pluribus Unum

Erected 1991 by Governor William Dennison Camp #125 SUVCW.

Location. 39° 38.934′ N, 81° 51.72′ W. Marker is in Malta, Ohio, in Morgan County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Click for map. Marker is next to Otho Strahl marker in front of single flag pole in front of Malta town hall. Marker is in this post office area: Malta OH 43758, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Otho French Strahl (here, next to this marker); This Boulder (a few steps from this marker); Malta Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Morgan County Dungeon (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock Hollow School (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Frank Demster Memorial Park (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Goins Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stewart "Stu" Stevens (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Malta.

Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk Marker (rear) Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., November 2, 2008

2. Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk Marker (rear)

Also see . . .
1. General Joseph Bailey. Bailey served in the western theater during the war, most notably during the Red River Campaign of 1864. (Submitted on November 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Report of Lieut. Col. Joseph Bailey - Red River Campaign. Bailey served as the chief engineering officer during the campaign. He supervised the construction of a dam which enabled eight gunboats to escape downriver. (Submitted on November 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)