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

Civil War Monument

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

1. Civil War Monument Marker

West face of the monument.

Inscription.

Civil War Monument. . , 1871, To the Memory of the Fallen Soldiers of Ross Township Jeff. Co. O. in the War of 1861 to 65, West face , Thomas son of Robert and Martha George , 2. Reg. O.V.I. Killed at Perryville Ky. Oct. 8, 1862 , _____. , Thos. Duke 32, Reg. Died 27, Aug. 1864 , Jehu Duke 1, Tenn. Battery Died Aug. 27, 1864 , Jas. Dorrance 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died Mar. 31, 1862 , Robert McClave 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Jan. 14, 1863 , Boston Geren 2, Reg. O.V.I. Killed May 8, 1864 , Elbridge Geren 8, Iowa Cavalry Died 1863, North face , David Potts 32, Reg. O.V.I. Killed 1864 , Jos. Russell 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died Ap. 14, 1862 , John Porter 2, Reg. O.V.I. Killed Ap. 1864 , David Call 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1863 , Isaiah Call 2, O.V.I. Died 1863 , J. Kirkpatrick, 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1864 , Alfred Walters, 2, Reg. O.V.I. Killed 1864 , Samuel F. McLain 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1863, East face , Thos. B. Starn 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died Nov. 2, 1885 , Ed. Craley 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died Aug. 4, 1864 , G. W. Craley 122, Reg. O.V.I. Died Oct. 20, 1863 , John Stewart 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died in PR. 1864 , Aaron Scamp 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1864 , David Kriner 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1862 , Jacob Kriner 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1862 , Enos Kriner 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1864, East face , H. K. Crabs 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Nov. 3, 1863 , Adam Saner 178, Reg. O.V.I. Died Jan. 14, 1865 , Stanley Shane 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died Nov. 23, 1863 , Newton Wycoff 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Jun. 1864 , Wm. Rex 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died in PR. Aug. 1864 , Benjamin Rex 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Oct. 1863 , Ross Coyle 122, Reg. O.V.I. Killed Dec. 4, 1863 , Edward Goodlin, 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died. 1863, Bronze plaque on west face , Dedicated to Robert George , - Born 1744 in Antrim, Ireland , - Died 1819 in Mooretown, Ohio , Served in the Revolutionary War in the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment and lived in the stone house - 1813 - nearby here , This plaque erected 1985 by Ross Township Trustees , George Stewart , Walter Sutton , Floyd Call Jr. , Clerk , Cheryl Sutton

1871

To the Memory of the Fallen Soldiers of Ross Township Jeff. Co. O. in the War of 1861 to 65

West face
Thomas son of Robert & Martha George
2. Reg. O.V.I. Killed at Perryville Ky. Oct. 8, 1862
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Thos. Duke 32, Reg. Died 27, Aug. 1864
Jehu Duke 1, Tenn. Battery Died Aug. 27, 1864
Jas. Dorrance 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died Mar. 31, 1862
Robert McClave 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Jan. 14, 1863
Boston Geren 2, Reg. O.V.I. Killed May 8, 1864
Elbridge Geren 8, Iowa Cavalry Died 1863

North face
David Potts 32, Reg. O.V.I. Killed 1864
Jos. Russell 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died Ap. 14, 1862
John Porter 2, Reg. O.V.I. Killed Ap. 1864
David Call 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1863
Isaiah Call 2, O.V.I. Died 1863
J. Kirkpatrick, 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1864
Alfred Walters, 2, Reg. O.V.I. Killed 1864
Samuel F. McLain 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1863

East face
Thos. B. Starn 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died Nov. 2, 1885
Ed. Craley 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died Aug. 4, 1864
G. W. Craley 122, Reg. O.V.I. Died Oct. 20, 1863
John Stewart 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died in PR. 1864
Aaron Scamp 32, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1864
David Kriner 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1862
Jacob Kriner 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died 1862
Enos Kriner 2, Reg. O.V.I.

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Died 1864

East face
H. K. Crabs 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Nov. 3, 1863
Adam Saner 178, Reg. O.V.I. Died Jan. 14, 1865
Stanley Shane 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died Nov. 23, 1863
Newton Wycoff 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Jun. 1864
Wm. Rex 2, Reg. O.V.I. Died in PR. Aug. 1864
Benjamin Rex 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died Oct. 1863
Ross Coyle 122, Reg. O.V.I. Killed Dec. 4, 1863
Edward Goodlin, 52, Reg. O.V.I. Died. 1863

Bronze plaque on west face
Dedicated to Robert George
- Born 1744 in Antrim, Ireland
- Died 1819 in Mooretown, Ohio
Served in the Revolutionary War in the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment and lived in the stone house - 1813 - nearby here
This plaque erected 1985 by Ross Township Trustees
George Stewart
Walter Sutton
Floyd Call Jr.
Clerk
Cheryl Sutton

Erected 1871 by Robert and Martha McClauhlin George.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1841.

Location. 40° 31.257′ N, 80° 49.806′ W. Marker is near Bergholz, Ohio, in Jefferson County. It is on County Highway 53 0.2 miles north of State Park Mooretown Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bergholz OH 43908, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

Old monument given new life image. Click for more information.

via Civil War Ohio 150, 2011

2. Old monument given new life

Civil War Ohio 150 website entry
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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mooretown Soldiers Monument (a few steps from this marker); Bergholz Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Morgan's Raid (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bergholz-Overnight at Nebo (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bergholz Cemetery Veteran's Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Eastern-Nearing The End (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bergholz.

More about this marker. The monument and cannon are located on a ridge at the top of about 50 steps near a community historically referred to as Mooretown. A small access road just south of the stairs leads up the side of the hill.

Regarding Civil War Monument. The monument was commissioned by Robert and Martha McClauhlin George, who lost their son, Thomas, in the Civil War.

Also see . . . Digital Shoebox Collections. The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County have posted some historical photos, including some of the Civil War Monument near Bergholz. Note the base for the cannon, which appears to have held a plaque, in Image #43. (Submitted on November 2, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.)

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

3. Civil War Monument Marker

North face of the monument.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

4. Civil War Monument Marker

East face of the monument.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

5. Civil War Monument Marker

South face of the monument.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

6. Civil War Monument Marker

Bronze tablet on the west face of the monument.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

7. Civil War Monument Marker

Full shot of the monument, overlooking nearby Lake George.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

8. Civil War Monument Marker

Monument as seen from the road, Jefferson County Highway 53. Notice the bronze plaque almost halfway up the west (front) face of the monument.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

9. Civil War Monument Marker

A nearby cannon that now sits loosely astride what appears to be a stone from the monument that was replaced (names match). Comments on the Internet suggest that the cannon recently was missing from the site for a period of time.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, October 31, 2010

10. Civil War Monument Marker

The cannon sits near the monument atop the hill.

Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

11. Civil War Monument

Names around the cannon's base.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

12. Civil War Monument

Names around the cannon's base.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

13. Civil War Monument

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

14. Civil War Monument

Names around the cannon's base.

Canon at the Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

15. Canon at the Civil War Monument

Civil War Monument Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

16. Civil War Monument Dedication Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,143 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 2, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 2, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 11, 12, 13. submitted on November 21, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 14, 15, 16. submitted on November 29, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.