Near Bergholz in Jefferson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Eastern-Nearing The End
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
1. The Eastern-Nearing The End Marker
They collected only a few fresh mounts before they headed for East Springfield. Arriving there around 7 pm, the Confederates found a handful of fresh horses and interrupted a church choir practice.
Local villager Bill Huscroft offered Morgan $360 not to take his best horses. Morgan asked to see the money and decided to relieve Huscroft of both the money and the horses. Morgan left the village riding in a black buggy pulled by a pair of white horses.
Union forces under General Shackelford camped here at the mining community known as "The Eastern."
Erected by Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 50.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Ohio series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 25, 1863.
Location. 40° 29.693′ N, 80° 53.657′ W. Marker is near Bergholz, Ohio, in Jefferson
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan's Raid (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bergholz Cemetery Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bergholz-Overnight at Nebo (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bergholz Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Amsterdam Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Forest Wendell Buchanan (approx. 2.2 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bergholz.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
2. The Eastern-Nearing The End Marker
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All across southern Ohio, Morgan's Confederate raiders forcibly exchanged their tired mounts for those of unsuspecting civilians.
All across southern Ohio, Morgan's Confederate raiders forcibly exchanged their tired mounts for those of unsuspecting civilians.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
3. The Eastern-Nearing The End Marker
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James M. Shackelford was a Kentucky lawyer at the beginning of the Civil War and was commissioned as a colonel of a state infantry unit. After serving at Fort Donelson, he resigned and raised a cavalry regiment. He was named a brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers in March 1863 and was assigned to the Department of the Ohio.
James M. Shackelford was a Kentucky lawyer at the beginning of the Civil War and was commissioned as a colonel of a state infantry unit. After serving at Fort Donelson, he resigned and raised a cavalry regiment. He was named a brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers in March 1863 and was assigned to the Department of the Ohio.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
4. The Eastern-Nearing The End Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
