Near Dillonvale 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 here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via “Dry Fork Valley” present site of Bradley and Smithfield, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., 1st Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat’y., 86th Ohio Mounted Inf., 2nd Tenn. Mounted Inf.

Erected 1913. (Marker Number 3.)

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 month for this entry is July 1861.

Location. 40° 12.645′ N, 80° 45.544′ W. Marker is near Dillonvale, Ohio, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of Dry Fork Road (County Highway 8) and State Route 150, on the right when traveling north on Dry Fork Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dillonvale OH 43917, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Deyarmonville (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mount Pleasant (approx. 3 miles away); Mt. Pleasant High School

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Mount Pleasant Historic Underground Railroad District (approx. 3.3 miles away); Mount Pleasant Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillonvale.

More about this marker. Plaque was missing around 2000, but has since been returned or replaced.

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.”

Photographed By Jamie Abel, circa 2000

2. Morgan's Raid Marker

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

Photographed By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010

3. Morgan's Raid Marker

In the background, Ohio Route 150 crosses the Dry Fork of Short Creek.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,218 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on October 22, 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.