First German Reformed Church Cemetery War Memorial (Civil War) - Ragersville, OH
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silverquill
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This war memorial sits on a high point on the southwest corner of the First German Reformed Church Cemetery overlooking the farms below near Ragersville, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WMBX6M
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2011
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There are a total of twenty names (including an "unknown") from the American Civil War listed on two separate tablets here, as follows:
G. WITWER
S. SHEPFER
D. ZIMMERMAN
L. KUNTZ
J. LANG
A. SCHENULLA
N. BLACKFORD
H. ESPENSCHIED
F. MEYERS
L, WEAVER
D. THOMAS
H. J. PETERS
J. ASH
L. WIRT
D. NEFF
J. YOUNG
E. GARRETT
D. M. GOOD
J. BEERS
UNKNOWN
This war memorial sits on a high point on the southwest corner of The First German Reformed Church Cemetery overlooking the farms below near Ragersville, Ohio.
The monument is a white marble obelisk about twenty feet high, topped by an eagle with wings spread mounted on a ball. The above inscription is inscribed on the base in raised black lettering. The word "LIBERTY" is on the side. It rests on a white stone slab surrounded by a black chain hung from white stone posts about two feet high.
Ther are names inscribed on the surrounding tablets from the following wars:
Revolutionary War
Mexican War
Spanish War
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War