Morgan's Raid
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here 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 militiaman Henry L. Parks was wounded, died July 27, 1863. Miss Margaret D. Daugherty in Thomas Maxwell's house was severely wounded.
Tablet No. 8 Erected July 1913
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 43) and Fernwood Road, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
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