Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Grand Battery

Fort Meigs

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 12, 2020

1. The Grand Battery Marker

Inscription.
Fort Meigs employed five artillery batteries during the first siege and added a sixth along the fort's west wall shortly after the battle ended. The Grand Battery was the largest artillery battery at Fort Meigs.

Voices From The Past

Late-April 1813
"This morning I gave them a morning gun at break of day, which passed through their upper battery. They returned pretty much the same, and that all day. This day we discovered that they had a small battery on this side of the river about 300 yards on our right flank. The Indians had been for two days firing at our men from that direction which kept us from noticing what they were about. They opened on us from that battery one six pounder and one five and a half-inch howitzer which made a complete crossfire through our camp. This day we received about 516 shots from them and lost about the same number of men as we did yesterday."
Capt. Daniel Cushing
2nd Regt. U.S. Artillery

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 41° 33.153′ N, 83° 39.169′ W.

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Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It can be reached from the intersection of West River Road (Ohio Route 65) and North Ridge Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29100 W River Rd, Perrysburg OH 43551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp,

in the Till Plains,

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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: Second Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Amos Stoddard (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentucky Memorial at Fort Meigs (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Meigs / Construction (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory Of Michael Hayes, Timothy Hayes, Thomas Hayes

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 12, 2020

2. The Grand Battery Marker

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial Garden (about 300 feet away); Virginia Soldiers Who Died at Fort Meigs or in Ohio During the War of 1812 (about 300 feet away); Fort Meigs (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2023

3. The Grand Battery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 23, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.