Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Virginia Soldiers Who Died at Fort Meigs or in Ohio During the War of 1812
Inscription.
Virginia Brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. Joel Leftwich
James Adare John Anderson Stephen Archer George Arnold Isaac Bockover Jacob Brewer Patrick Burk William Carder Richard Carson John Clutter Thomas Craig Mathias Cullen Edward Davis Andrew Davison Jesse Davson William Dixon Absalom Elkins John Evans George Fleming Isaac Forman Jonathan Grindstaff Peter Haught James Holbert James Hufeman Nimrod Lancaster Thomas Lewis Archibald McCarty Alexander McClain David Molsby Rawley Morgan Timothy Murphy James Gueen Senjamin Rogers Samuel Ruckman Henry Six Samuel Spivy Andrew Stalkniker John Steed Simeon Stevens William Taunibill Fielder Wilcoxen Henry Wiscoff David Woollum Jesse Yoakum
Petersburg volunteers under the command of Capt. Richard McRae
Andrew Andrews George Booker George Clough John Cureton Edmund Gee William Lacy William Lanier Nicholas Massenburg Samuel Miles John Perry William R. Rawlings George P. Raybourne John Shore James Stevens Samuel Williams
Erected 2015 by Virginia Bicentennial of The War of 1812 Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War of 1812.
Location. 41° 33.108′ N, 83° 39.208′ W. Memorial is in Perrysburg, Ohio, in Wood County. It can be reached from the intersection of West River Road (Ohio Route 65) and Fort Meigs Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 27547 W River Rd, Perrysburg OH 43551, 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 (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: In Memory Of Michael Hayes, Timothy Hayes, Thomas Hayes (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Kentucky Memorial at Fort Meigs (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Meigs / Introduction 4 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Meigs / Introduction 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Meigs / Introduction 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Meigs / Construction (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Fort (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysburg.
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on July 14, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 23, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.



