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

Camp Life

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2022

1. Camp Life Marker

Inscription.
Life for a soldier at Fort Meigs was always difficult. Hard work, poor food, and bad weather combined to make life unpleasant much of the time.

February 1813
“The winter was unusually severe, even on the frontiers. One unfortunate sentinel froze at his post in less than two hours. Numbers were swept off by the mumps, measles, hooping-cough, and other distempers”
Private Alfred M. Lorraine
Independent Volunteer Battalion

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

Location. 41° 33.133′ N, 83° 39.017′ W. Marker is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It can be reached from West River Road (Ohio Route 65), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27547 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

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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: Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Soldiers Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kentucky Soldiers Monument (about 300 feet away); Fort Meigs (about 400 feet away); General William Henry Harrison (about 400 feet away); Stockade (about 400 feet away); First Siege (about 500 feet away); Lieut. John McCullough & Lieut. Robert Walker (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2023

2. Camp Life Marker

Soldier at Fort Meigs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2023

3. Soldier at Fort Meigs

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 56 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.