Morgan's Raid

Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via McIntire and Cross Creek Valleys and Wintersville, 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.

Tablet No. 5 Erected July 1913

Marker is at the intersection of New Alexandria Road (Ohio Route 151) and Chappel Hill Road (Local Highway 184), on the right when traveling west on New Alexandria Road.

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