Near Wellston in Jackson County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Berlin Heights Battlefield

July 17, 1863

— Berlin X-Roads Jackson County, Ohio —

Berlin Heights Battlefield Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 9, 2017

1. Berlin Heights Battlefield Marker

Inscription. During the Civil War at this location the Confederate forces of General Johm Hunt Morgan fought and defeated Union forces under the command of Col. Benjamin P. Runkle. Each side consisted of approximately 1.500 men The engagement began at 1:00 a.m with the Confederates launching a cannonade followed by a cavalry charge against the Union forces, sweeping them from the field. This allowed Morgan's forces to proceed eastward where they hoped to cross the Ohio River into the safety of Virginia. The three-hour halt caused by having to fight the Battle of Berlin Heights, quite possibly delayed the Confederates enough to allow Union forces to catch up to them and defeat them at the Battle of Buffington Island on July 19, 1863.

Erected 2015 by The Berlin X-Roads Battlefield Preservation Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 19, 1863.

Location. 39° 4.849′ N, 82° 32.293′ W. Marker is near Wellston, Ohio, in Jackson County. It is on Ohio Route 327 north of Route 124, on the right when traveling

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south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6791 OH-327, Wellston OH 45692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berlin Crossroads (here, next to this marker); In Memory of the Unknown Confederate Soldiers (approx. 1.9 miles away); Civil War (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Hanging Rock Region (approx. 4.6 miles away); Buckeye Furnace (1851 - 1894) (approx. 4.6 miles away); Casting (approx. 4.7 miles away); Scales (approx. 4.7 miles away); Furnace Communities (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Hanging Rock Region (was approx.

Berlin Heights Battlefield Marker next to Berlin Crossroads marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 9, 2017

2. Berlin Heights Battlefield Marker next to Berlin Crossroads marker.

4.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Buckeye Furnace (was approx. 4.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Scales (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The Battle of Berlin Heights 1863, Berlin Cross Roads, Jackson County, Ohio (YouTube video). (Submitted on September 13, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,637 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.