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Kossuth in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda

Aug. 3, 1813 - Oct. 11, 1813

 
 
Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019
1. Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda Marker
Inscription.
60 Troops
Captain Samuel Brier's Company
Ohio Militia
(Formed in Miami County, Ohio)

Brier, Samuel Captain • Lighty, Jacob Lieutenant • Hearton, Daniel Ensign • Miller, William 1st Sergeant • Ganasdol, Corneilus Sergeant • Dodds, Matthew M. Corporal • Slagle, Conrad Musician • John, Joseph R. Sergeant • Heaston, David Corporal • Hatch, Daniel Corporal • Arnold, Samuel Sergeant • Blair, Joseph Corporal • Walker, Isaac Drummer

Privates
Arnet, George • Branburg, George • Cox, William • Cronn, Daniel • Coblentz, Jacob • Dice, Paul • Henry, George • Kader, Phillip • Lechlider, George • McGreary, Nathan • Pettit, James • Roed. William • Snidebaker, John • Swart, John • Wood, Ashbury • Wood, Samuel • Bay, William • Bucken, Michael • Crull, Daniel • Enoch, John • Gelelant, Emanuel • Harshman, Joseph • Kelsθn, Daniel • Haman, Solomon • Overholser, Jacob • Phlweyn, Charles • Rickey, John • Statler, William • Shively, Isanc • Wolf, Jacob • Woodhouse, Henry • Blair, James S. • Coffman, Jacob • Cassidy, Simon • Deiterick, Peter • Edomes, Edmond • Hester, George • Jones, Price • Lawrose, John • McDonald, Archibald • Phillips, Thomas • Pickle, Simon • Shelly, Jacob • Parks, Jacob • Talbot,

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Erected 2006 by Jordan Housley, Eagle Scout Project, BSA Troop 73, Buckland.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesForts and CastlesWar of 1812.
 
Location. 40° 40.91′ N, 84° 16.133′ W. Memorial is in Kossuth, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on Ohio Route 198 0.2 miles south of Deep Cut Road (Local Highway 230), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Spencerville OH 45887, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda (here, next to this marker); Strategic Location (a few steps from this marker); The 77 Unknown Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Story of this Site (about 400 feet away); The Fort: Construction (about 400 feet away); Story of Fort Amanda (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kossuth.
 
Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019
2. Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda Marker
Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019
3. Troops Stationed at Fort Amanda Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 20, 2026