In Memory of Marion A. Ross

In Memory of Marion A. Ross is an Ohio historical marker in on the W side of Christiansburg, Champaign County.

Champaign County · W. Pike Street (OH 55), Christiansburg, OH, 45389 -- SW corner of W. Pike Street (OH 55) and Wilson Street, on the W side of Christiansburg

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Side A: Born here October 9, 1832. Attended Antioch College. Member of Mt. Olivet Masonic Lodge. Enlisted in the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment and volunteered for the famous Andrews Raid. The raiders seized “The General” locomotive at Big Shanty, Georgia, April 12, 1862. Captured and executed, Ross is buried in the National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. Awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor, September 1863. Side B: Same

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In Memory of Marion A. Ross

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