Near Pomeroy in Meigs County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Morgan’s Raid Route
The “continued fight” near Pomeroy
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 31, 2018
1. Morgan’s Raid Route Marker
Inscription.
Morgan’s Raid Route. The “continued fight” near Pomeroy. General John Hunt Morgan led a force of 2,000 Confederate cavalrymen into Meigs County during a raid north of the Ohio River. More than 500,000 Union troops and militia pursued Morgan across Ohio. Colonel Basil Duke wrote that while passing near Pomeroy on July 18, 1863, there was a continual fight for nearly five miles through a ravine. Led by Colonel J.W. Grisby and the 6th Kentucky, with Major T.C. Webber and the 2nd Kentucky in the rear, the Confederate calvarymen fought local militia who felled trees and fired upon the calvarymen from the hills and roads. After suffering losses at Buffington Island, Morgan surrendered eight days later near West Point in Columbiana County. The surrender field was the northernmost point ever reached by Confederate forces during the Civil War.
General John Hunt Morgan led a force of 2,000 Confederate cavalrymen
into Meigs County during a raid north of the Ohio River. More
than 500,000 Union troops and militia pursued Morgan across
Ohio. Colonel Basil Duke wrote that while passing near Pomeroy
on July 18, 1863, there was a continual fight for nearly five miles
through a ravine. Led by Colonel J.W. Grisby and the 6th Kentucky,
with Major T.C. Webber and the 2nd Kentucky in the rear, the
Confederate calvarymen fought local militia who felled trees and
fired upon the calvarymen from the hills and roads.
After
suffering losses at Buffington Island, Morgan surrendered eight
days later near West Point in Columbiana County. The surrender
field was the northernmost point ever reached by Confederate
forces during the Civil War.
Erected 1998 by Meigs County Historical Society, Meigs County Commissioners, Ohio Travel and Tourism, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-53.)
Location. 39° 2.684′ N, 82° 3.122′ W. Marker is near Pomeroy,
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Ohio, in Meigs County. Marker is on Hiland Rd south of Laurel Cliff Road. Near the Ohio State Route 7 and Township Road 207. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pomeroy OH 45769, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
