{"nrhp_refnum":"73001401","name":"Morgan, John H., Surrender Site","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"3.1 mi. W of West Point on OH 518","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Point","county":"Columbiana County","state":"OH","lat":40.69812933600008,"lon":-80.74697792499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roadside park site along Ohio Route 518, 3.1 miles west of West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio, where Confederate General John Hunt Morgan surrendered on July 26, 1863. It is marked by a stone monument erected in 1908.","why_significant":"The site marks the end of Morgan's raid through Indiana and Ohio in July 1863. It is the northernmost point reached by any large body of Confederate troops, about 60 miles farther north than Gettysburg. The raid also disrupted communications and diverted some 28,000 Union troops from the Eastern Tennessee front.","narrative":"A small roadside park on Ohio Route 518, about three miles west of West Point, marks the place where Confederate cavalry general John Hunt Morgan surrendered on July 26, 1863. Morgan had crossed the Ohio River into Indiana on July 8 with 2,400 men, then led them through southern Indiana and Ohio. After his attempt to recross the river at Buffington failed, he turned inland with about 400 men and surrendered to Captain Burbick, commander of a local militia unit, hoping for better terms. Those terms were later revoked, and Morgan was imprisoned in Columbus. The site is notable because it represents the farthest north that any large Confederate force reached, roughly 60 miles beyond Gettysburg. The raid also disrupted communications and drew some 28,000 Union troops from Eastern Tennessee. A rough-hewn stone marker erected in 1908, with a brass plaque, now stands on the spot.","period_of_significance":"July 26, 1863 (19th Century)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is listed as good and altered, on its original site. It is a roadside park owned by the State of Ohio, with a stone marker and brass plaque.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.297759-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001401.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001401/38999afba8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001401/38999afba8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Roseohioresident","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan%27s_Surrender_2011-02-04.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseohioresident</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan%27s_Surrender_2011-02-04.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987248","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Morgan_Surrender_Site","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6236995"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/columbiana-county/morgan-john-h-surrender-site-73001401/"}