Richmond 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 26, 1863: proceeded northward via Circle Green and Nebo (now Bergholz) 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. and Steubenville Militia. Tablet No. 10 Erected July 1913

Erected 1913. (Marker Number 10.)

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 26, 1863.

Location. 40° 25.934′ N, 80° 46.17′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Ohio, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Ohio Route 43) and Route 152, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 East Main Street, Richmond OH 43944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern

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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. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John D. Kilgore (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wintersville (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 5½ miles away); William Pittenger (approx. 6.2 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away); Mooretown Soldiers Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away).

More about this marker. Located on the corner in front of Huntington National Bank.

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.

Photographed by Jamie Abel, circa 1994

2. Morgan's Raid Marker

Huntington National Bank is in the background.

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 November 2, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.

Photographed by Jamie Abel

3. Morgan's Raid Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,468 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on November 10, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 15, 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.