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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1863.

Location. 39° 2.684′ N, 82° 3.122′ W. Marker is near Pomeroy,

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Ohio, in Meigs County. It 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.

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 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: Salisbury Township (approx. 0.9 miles away); Meigs County Civil War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Spanish Cannon (approx. 1½ miles away); Morgan's Raid Route / Meigs County Courthouse (approx. 1½ miles away); Village of Pomeroy (approx. 1.6 miles away); Valentine Baxter Horton (approx. 1.7 miles away); Virgil A. Lewis (approx. 2 miles away in West Virginia); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid Route (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pomeroy.

Another marker is no longer nearby. George Sumner Huntington (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 31, 2018

2. Morgan’s Raid Route Marker

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 1,367 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.