Smithfield in Jefferson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Morgan's Raid

Photographed By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

1. Morgan's Raid Marker

Inscription. Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via New Alexandria, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat'y, 86th Ohio Mounted Inf., 2d Tenn. Mounted Inf.

Tablet No. 4 Erected July 1913

Erected 1913. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the John Hunt Morgan’s Raid - Jefferson County, Ohio series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 25, 2000.

Location. 40° 16.232′ N, 80° 46.879′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, Ohio, in Jefferson County. Marker is on Main Street (Ohio Route 152) ¼ mile south of Ohio Route 151, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1318 Main Street, Smithfield OH 43948, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Smithfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Society of Friends in Early Smithfield (approx. 0.3 miles away); Deyarmonville (approx. 4.3 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 5.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Additional commentary.
1. A little about the marker series:
On July 25-26, 1863, near the end of his Indiana-Ohio Raid, Confederate Gen. John Morgan's cavalry forces crisscrossed Jefferson County, Ohio. On the raid’s 50th anniversary, a Three Wars Celebration was held in Steubenville to honor Revolutionary War, Civil War and Spanish-American War soldiers. The Stanton Monument Association, originally formed to erect a statue of Lincoln War Secretary and Steubenville native Edwin Stanton (completed in 1911), organized the three-day 1913 extravaganza. Along the route of the Great Raid, 14 granite monuments were installed, each “about 1,800 pounds, being twenty inches square, resting on a concrete foundation, and four feet high, with a front bevel to receive a suitable bronze tablet 16x24 inches.”

— Submitted
Photographed By Jamie Abel, circa 2000

2. Morgan's Raid Marker
November 2, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.

Photographed By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

3. Morgan's Raid Marker

The marker sits in front of the Smithfield Historical Society building.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on September 27, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 16, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.