Pomeroy in Meigs County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

State of Ohio

— Meigs County —

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

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 13, 2026

1. United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients Marker

Inscription.
Civil War
Pvt William R. Barringer Mississippi 1863
Pvt Samuel O. McElhinny Virginia 1865
Cpl Platt Pearsall Mississippi 1863
Chief Bugler Charles Schorn Virginia 1865
Pvt Joseph Van Matre Virginia 1865
Q.M. Sgt. Nelson W. Ward Virginia 1864

World War II
Maj Eduard Andrew Bennett Germany 1945

Vietnam War
SSG Jimmy Goethe Stewart Republic of Vietnam 1965

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, Vietnam • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 39° 1.659′ N, 82° 2.024′ W. Memorial is in Pomeroy, Ohio, in Meigs County. It is at the intersection of East 2nd Street and Court Street, on the left when traveling east on East 2nd Street. The marker is attached to the brick wall at the top of the lower steps under the portico. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 E 2nd Street, Pomeroy OH 45769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morgan's Raid Route / Meigs County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Spanish Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Meigs County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); George Sumner Huntington (within shouting distance of this marker); Village of Pomeroy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valentine Baxter Horton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Virgil A. Lewis (approx. half a mile away in West Virginia); Morgan’s Raid Route (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pomeroy.

Front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse. Marker is at the top of the front steps image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 13, 2026

2. Front steps of the Meigs County Courthouse. Marker is at the top of the front steps

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.