Clyde in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

General James Birdseye McPherson

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

1. General James Birdseye McPherson Marker

Inscription. James Birdseye McPherson was born in Hamer's Corners (now Clyde) on November 14, 1828. He left this house at age 13 to work in nearby Green Springs. He attended Norwalk Academy and West Point, where he graduated first in the class of 1853. Early in the Civil War, he was appointed by General Ulysses S. Grant to command the Army of the Tennessee. He received the rank of Major General with the United States Volunteers in October 1862 and was promoted to Brigadier General in the Regular Army in August 1863. He was killed in action during the battle of Atlanta, Georgia on July 22, 1864. General McPherson was the youngest and highest ranking Union officer killed in the Civil War. He is buried in the local McPherson Cemetery. This McPherson home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Scotts Company-Founded by a Civil War Veteran, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 9-72.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1864.

Location. 41° 18.527′ N, 82° 58.269′ W. Marker is in Clyde, Ohio,

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in Sandusky County. It is at the intersection of East McPherson Highway (U.S. 20) and East Maple Street (Ohio Route 101), on the right when traveling east on East McPherson Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 E McPherson Highway, Clyde OH 43410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: The McPherson House (a few steps from this marker); McPherson Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); James Birdseye McPherson (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to McPherson Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Burton Meek (about 700 feet away); World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Revolutionay War Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

2. General James Birdseye McPherson Marker

View looking north of the historical marker at it's location across the street (US 20) from the McPherson Cemetery. Just beyond the old gate to the McPherson Cemetery, on the top of a small hill in the front of the cemetery, is a view of the statue of General McPherson that marks his gravesite.

General James Birdseye McPherson Boyhood Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

3. General James Birdseye McPherson Boyhood Home

View from the McPherson gravesite, looking south across US 20, at the boyhood home of General McPherson. The historical marker is across the street and to the left (east) of the house, almost directly across the street from the left column of the cemetery gate.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

4. General James Birdseye McPherson Marker

View looking east of the front of the McPherson Home, with the historical marker seen at the front of the house, slightly down the street from the house.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

5. General James Birdseye McPherson Boyhood Home

View looking northeast of the southwest corner of the McPherson boyhood home, with a distant view if the McPherson Cemetery just beyond the house to the left.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

6. General James Birdseye McPherson Boyhood Home

View of the northwest corner of the McPherson Home and the McPherson Cemetery beyond.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, June 7, 2010

7. General James Birdseye McPherson Marker

View of the plaque on the front of the McPherson Home indicating that the house is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,442 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 10, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.