Lancaster in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

State of Ohio, Fairfield County

Fairfield County, Ohio, Medal of Honor Recipients Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2008

1. Fairfield County, Ohio, Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Inscription. United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Fairfield County
Civil War
Davidson, Andrew - Asst. Surgeon - Mississippi 1863
Dorsey, Daniel Allen - 1st Lt. - Georgia 1862
Gregg, Joseph Olds - Captain - Virginia 1864
McDonald, John Wade - Private - Tennessee 1862
*Parrott, Jacob - 1st Lieutenant - Georgia 1862
Prentice, Joseph Rollin - Private - Tennessee 1862
Sturgeon, James K. - Private - Georgia 1864
Wilhelm, George Lt. - Colonel - Mississippi 1863
Younker, John L. - Private - Virginia 1862

Indian Campaign
Miller, Daniel H. - Private - AZ Territory 1871

*First recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 39° 42.841′ N, 82° 36.136′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. Marker is in Veterans Park on the town square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster OH 43130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Memorial (here, next to this marker); To Honor All Vietnam Veterans (here, next to this marker); William Tecumseh Sherman (a few steps from this marker); Fairfield County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); General William Tecumseh Sherman (a few steps from this marker); Combat Wounded Veterans (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named General William Tecumseh Sherman (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Veterans Park on Town Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 6, 2008

2. Veterans Park on Town Square

Congressional Medal of Honor marker is at far end of park.

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 19, 2025

3. Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,986 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.