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On Ohio Route 7 just south of Silver Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
An influential American journalist of the late nineteenth century, Ambrose
Bierce (1842 c. 1914) was born in Meigs County and reared in Kosciusko
County, Indiana. He fought in the Union Army during the Civil War,
a formative experience related in . . . — — Map (db m122825) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (Ohio Route 124) at Barr Hollow Road (County Road 402), on the right when traveling south on Ohio River Scenic Byway.
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan arrived at the Ohio River
crossing at Reedsville late on July 19, 1863, with the 1,100
Confederate raiders remaining after the battle at Buffington
Island. The raiders could plainly see West Virginia — . . . — — Map (db m108288) HM
On Ohio Route 681, 0.3 miles west of Barton Road (County Road 267), on the left when traveling west.
After the Battle of Buffington Island, Brigadier General John Hunt
Morgan and his remaining Confederate force of about 800 raiders
turned inland from the Ohio River to escape the navy's gunboats
and avoid pursuit. Union Brigadier General James M. . . . — — Map (db m108283) HM