Wooster in Wayne County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

United States Of America • Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

State of Ohio Wayne County

United States Of America Congressional Medal Of Honor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2022

1. United States Of America Congressional Medal Of Honor Marker

Inscription.
Civil War
Knight, William J. · Private · Georgia · 1862
Bensinger, William · Private · Georgia · 1862
Stanley, David Sloan · Major General · Tennessee · 1864
Johns,(Jones), Elisha · Sergeant · Mississippi · 1863

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 40° 47.881′ N, 81° 56.407′ W. Memorial is in Wooster, Ohio, in Wayne County. It is on West Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 112 W Liberty Street, Wooster OH 44691, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

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

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Twenty Pounder Parrott Guns (here, next to this marker); Wayne County Soldier’s Monument (a few steps from this marker); War Savings Stamps (within shouting distance of this marker); H. Freedlander Company (within shouting distance of this marker); General David Wooster (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First House Built in Wooster (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harvey Howard House / Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early conflict between Sandusky Lenape and Pennsylvania militia (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wooster.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2022

2. United States Of America Congressional Medal Of Honor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.