Morgan's Raid
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here “Two Ridges Church” July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Richmond 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. and Steubenville Militia. In engagement here James N. Carney, Federal soldier, W.G. Page, Confederate soldier, wounded; Martin Kean, 9th Mich. Cav., wounded, died August 27, 1863.
Tablet No. 9 Erected July 1913
Marker is on Canton Road (Ohio Route 43) ¼ mile north of U.S. 22, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
