Civil War 1861 - 1865

(Front):

Joseph Bailey

U.S. Major General

Born: 1825, Penn Township, Morgan County

Awarded the “Thanks of Congress” citation

Jeremiah Rusk

U.S. Brigadier General

Born: 1830, Deerfield Township, Morgan County

W.I.A. 1865

U.S. Sec. of Agri. Governor, Wisconsin

(Rear):

Placed by:

The help of generous donors

to Camp Governor William Dennison,

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Athens, Ohio

1991

E Pluribus Unum

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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