Unknown Civil War Soldier
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spokehead7
N 39° 09.535 W 083° 13.228
17S E 308146 N 4336760
Headstone of an unknown Union soldier.
Waymark Code: WMA1WV
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2010
Views: 5
This Civil War soldier was a member of the Union Army. During August 1864, the family who farmed this valley found this wounded soldier collapsed in their field. The unconscious soldier was take to the home of Mrs. Enzell Reihel, but he never revived. His name, unit or hometown were never known. This headstone at the base of a large oak tree marks his grave.
During the Civil War, only one advance was made by the Confederate Army into Ohio. General John H. Morgan crossed the Ohio River into Indiana, then rode with his cavalry into Ohio north of Cincinnati. "Morgan's Raiders" traversed the southern portion of the state, passing near this spot. Eventually, General Morgan and many of his men were captured in southwestern Columbiana County. Less than 5 months later, General Morgan and six of his men escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary and returned to the Confederacy. This soldier may have been a casualty of a skirmish involving the raiders.
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