Shawnee Springs in Springfield in Clark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Afternoon Assault

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 8, 2026

1. Afternoon Assault Marker

Inscription. Clark's army of Kentuckians approached from the south around 2:30 p.m., seeing the Indian towns after fording the Mad River. Clark dispatched Colonel John Logan and his men along the south bank of the Mad in order to cut off the Indians' route of escape. Clark's men soon were attacked, receiving fire on their left wing.

Outnumbered, Shawnee and Delaware warriors drew Clark's men first to the west, drawing the Kentuckians far away from the village, to allow time for the women and children to escape. The battle then shifted to the ridge. Clark was not impressed with the Indians' tactics, but the maneuver probably saved the women and children from capture.

Clark's men managed tank the defenders several times, working their way back toward the east and to the center of the Illages, covering about one and a half miles. The Indian defenders finally took shelter in and around the stockade. For a half hour Clark and his men prepared the artillery to destroy the stockade.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian.

Location. 39° 54.36′ N, 83° 54.988′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Ohio, in Clark County. It is in Shawnee Springs. It is at the intersection

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of Lower Valley Pike and South Tecumseh Road, on the right when traveling west on Lower Valley Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5638 Lower Valley Pike, Springfield OH 45502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tribal Resistance (here, next to this marker); Clark's Report to Governor Thomas Jefferson (a few steps from this marker); Excerpt from Captain Alexander Mckee's Report to Major Arendt S. Depeyster (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Piqua (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); General George Rogers Clark / Tecumseh (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Battle of Piqua, or Picawey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Echos From The Past (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Keifer Cabin Site (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 8, 2026

2. Afternoon Assault Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.