Pemberville in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006
1. In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason (1831-1896), second Medal of Honor winner, who is buried in this cemetery. In the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, Mr. Mason was on the celebrated Andrews Raid, April 12, 1862, when 18 union soldiers passed behind enemy lines, captured a locomotive (The General) and a box car at Big Shanty, Georgia, and ran them north 100 miles, disrupting confederate supply lines. Captain Mason was awarded the nation's highest military decoration by Secretary of War Stanton and congratulated by President Lincoln on March 5, 1863.
In Memory of Captain Elihu H. Mason (1831-1896), second Medal of Honor winner, who is buried in this cemetery. In the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, Mr. Mason was on the celebrated Andrews Raid, April 12, 1862, when 18 union soldiers passed behind enemy lines, captured a locomotive (The General) and a box car at Big Shanty, Georgia, and ran them north 100 miles, disrupting confederate supply lines. Captain Mason was awarded the nation's highest military decoration by Secretary of War Stanton and congratulated by President Lincoln on March 5, 1863.
Erected 1972 by The Wood County Historical Society.
Location. 41° 23.738′ N, 83° 29.53′ W. Marker is in Pemberville, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker is on Township Highway 263, 0.2 miles south of Alexander Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pemberville OH 43450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Historical marker is to the right of cemetery entrance and the Pemberville Cemetery is in the background.
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006
3. Gravestones of Captain Elihu H. Mason
Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006
4. Gravestone of Captain Elihu H. Mason
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