Near Franklin in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Franklin In The Civil War
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 20, 2013
1. Franklin In The Civil War Marker
Front side of the marker
Inscription.
Franklin In The Civil War. . Men from Franklin Township were among the first from Ohio to leave for the war and participated in many of the conflict's great campaigns. Individual companies of the 1st Ohio (90 day), 2nd Ohio, 75th Ohio, and 79th Ohio infantry were raised locally. Other Franklin men served in the 60th (1 year), 69th Ohio, and 93rd Ohio Infantry Regiments, the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment, and the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery Regiment. The township's regiments served from First Bull Run in 1861 to Bentonville in 1865, participating in the battles of Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, among many others., Back side:, Two companies of the 146th Ohio (100 day) Infantry Regiment were also raised locally. In all, more than 200 township men served in the Union's Armies. Over 100 of these men served in regiments that enlisted for the three years that performed most of the war's fighting. From this group, more than 20 men died. More than 20 men were wounded, several more than once. About 30 men were captured and most of these same men suffered months in Confederate prisoner of war camps. Four men who enlisted from Franklin rose to become colonels or lieutenant colonels. Obadiah Maxwell was brevetted a brigadier general.
Men from Franklin Township were among the first from Ohio to leave for the war and participated in many of the conflict's great campaigns. Individual companies of the 1st Ohio (90 day), 2nd Ohio, 75th Ohio, and 79th Ohio infantry were raised locally. Other Franklin men served in the 60th (1 year), 69th Ohio, and 93rd Ohio Infantry Regiments, the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment, and the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery Regiment. The township's regiments served from First Bull Run in 1861 to Bentonville in 1865, participating in the battles of Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, among many others.
Back side:
Two companies of the 146th Ohio (100 day) Infantry Regiment were also raised locally. In all, more than 200 township men served in the Union's Armies. Over 100 of these men served in regiments that enlisted for the three years that performed most of the war's fighting. From this group, more than 20 men died. More than 20 men were wounded, several more than once. About 30 men were captured and most of these same men suffered months in Confederate prisoner of war camps. Four men who enlisted from Franklin rose to become colonels or lieutenant colonels. Obadiah Maxwell was brevetted a brigadier general.
Erected 2012 by Franklin Area Historical
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Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 12-83.)
Location. 39° 32.83′ N, 84° 19.183′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Ohio, in Warren County. Marker can be reached from Hamilton-Middleton Road (Cemetery Entrance) west of South Dixie Highway (a.k.a. - Church Lane). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin OH 45005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Distant shot of the marker showing the rear of the canons
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 20, 2013
4. Franklin In The Civil War Marker
Front shot of the canons
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 12, 2016
5. Franklin In The Civil War Marker
close up of plaque on Civil War cannons, mounted flat on top of concrete monument between the guns
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on June 22, 2019, by Darryl R Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on April 14, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.