Pennsylvania Soldiers Monument
Erected
to the memory of
the soldiers of
Pennsylvania who
fell at Fort Meigs
1813
Side 1
Pennsylvania commands taking part in
the conflict at Fort Meigs in 1813
Independent Battalion
Major John B. Alexander
Pittsburgh Blues 56 men
Capt. James R. Butler
Greensburg rifles 45 men
Lieut. Peter Drum
Battalion of Volunteer Dragoons
Lieut. Col. James V. Ball
Westmoreland Light Dragoons
Capt. Joseph Markle
McClelland light Dragoons
Capt James A. McClelland
Third Company Light Dragoons
Lieut. Thomas Warren
Fourth Company Light Dragoons
Capt. Thomas S. Seeley
Second Brigade-Western Pennsylvania Militia
Brigadier General Richard Crooks
First Regiment 546 men
Lieut. Col. Joel Ferree
Second Regiment 594 men
Col Patterson
Fifth Provisional Battalion 364 men
Major David Nelson
total officers and men from Pennsylvania
1785
Erected by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission
1928
Side 2
Erected in memory of the soldiers of
Pennsylvania
who gave up their lives and were buried at
Fort Meigs.
Pittsburgh Blues
Sergt. James Newman Killed May 5, 1813
William Richardson
Oliver McKee
Joseph Dodd Died
Greensburg Rifles
John Jamison Died August 18, 1813
James Taylor May 6,
Westmoreland Light Dragoons
Ichabod Price Killed May 3, 1813
Findlay McGrew Died July 13,
McClelland Light Dragoons
Jacob Ackle Killed May 1, 1813
James Hare June 30,
2nd.Lieut. Thomas Ramsey Died March 25, 1813
Sergt. Fred Herzog July 11, 1823
Benjamin Wheaton May 30,
Isaac Harrison August 13,
John Smith October 15,
Second Brigade Pennsylvania Militia
First Regiment
James Smith Died February 24, 1813
Anthony Baker
John Allison August 5, 1813
George Ramsey February 7,
Second Regiment
Capt. Joseph Wadsworth Died
Samuel Smith March 22, 1813
John White April 7,
James Rees April 9,
John Winder
Fifth Provisional Battalion
Lieut. Robert Walker Killed March 9, 1813
Sergt. David Dryden Died March 10, 1813
John Frampton
Daniel Klingensmith March 19, 1813
Jeremiah Hazen February 22,1813
John McNight January 22.
Erected 1923 by Pennsylvania Historical Commission.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • War of 1812.
Location. 41° 33.089′ N, 83° 39.041′ W. Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. Memorial can be reached from West River Road (Ohio Route 65) 0.1 miles east of Fort Meigs Road, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kentucky Soldiers Monument (here, next to this marker); Stockade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gardens (about 400 feet away); Fort Meigs (about 500 feet away); General William Henry Harrison (about 500 feet away); Fort Meigs / Construction (about 500 feet away); Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons (about 600 feet away); Fort Meigs / Introduction 4 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 30, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.