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

In Memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown
⎯⎯⎯
The Andrews Raiders

— Ohio Historical Marker —

Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

1. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker

Inscription.
In memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown
Medal of Honor winner who is buried here. He joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, Georgia, on April 12, 1862. Brown served as the engineer and was captured after the "General" ran out of fuel. He escaped on October 16 and made his way back to Union lines after enduring great hardships.

The Andrews Raiders Hanged by the Confederates, June, 1862
James J. Andrews • William M. Campbell • Samuel Robertson • Marion A. Ross • John M. Scott • Charles P. Shadrach • Samuel Slavens • George D. Wilson

Escaped October 16, 1862
Wilson W. Brown • Daniel A. Dorsey • Martin J. Hawkins • William J. Knight • John R. Porter • John A. Wilson • John Wollam • Mark Wood

Paroled March 17, 1863
William Bensinger • Robert Buffum • Elihu H. Mason • Jacob Parrott • William Pittenger • William H. Reddick

Discovered before the raid
James Smith • Samuel Llewellyn

Erected 1965 by The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-87.)

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memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Heroes • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1993.

Location. 41° 28.759′ N, 83° 35.544′ W. Memorial is near Dowling, Ohio, in Wood County. It is in Perrysburg Township. It is on Carter Road (County Route 8) 0.1 miles north of Dowling Road (Route 17), on the right when traveling north. This historic marker is located in a rural area, just east of Interstate 75, between Perrysburg and Bowling Green, Ohio. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9403 Dowling Rd, Bowling Green OH 43402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

2. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker

View of the reverse side of the historical marker.

(Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Islamic Center of Greater Toledo (approx. 3.7 miles away); Grain Barn (approx. 4.1 miles away); Farrowing House (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carter Family Home (approx. 4.2 miles away); Perrysburg (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Simmons House (approx. 4.6 miles away); First Union School House (approx. 4.7 miles away); Girls Soccer 2012 / Girls Cross Country 2021 (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. to Dudley's Massacre / to Portage Stockade (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); General Hull's Trail (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); to Brady's Island / to Fort Miami (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

3. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Marker

View of historical marker in left foregrond and wilson W. Brown''s gravestone in center/right background.

Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

4. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Gravestone

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 28, 2006

5. Lieut. Wilson W. Brown Gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,125 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on June 13, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on May 17, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

In Memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown⎯⎯⎯The Andrews Raiders

— Ohio Historical Marker —

In Memory of Lieut. Wilson W. Brown
⎯⎯⎯
The Andrews Raiders