William Bensinger and John R. Porter

William Bensinger and John R. Porter (HMD7Z)

Location: McComb, OH 45858 Hancock County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 6.42', W 83° 48.111'

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In Memory of

— Ohio Historical Marker —

[Marker Front]:

In Memory of
William Bensinger and John R. Porter


...who are buried here. They joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, Georgia, on April 12, 1862. Pvt. Porter missed the great locomotive chase which followed. Pvt. Bensinger was aboard when "The General" ran out of fuel and was captured. Both received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[Marker Reverse]:

THE ANDREWS RAIDERS

Hanged by the Confederates, June, 1862
James J. Andrews
William M. Campbell
Samuel Robertson
Marion A. Ross
John M. Scott
Charles P. Shadrach
Samuel Slavens
George D. Wilson

Escaped October 16, 1862
Wilson W. Brown
Daniel A. Dorsey
Martin J. Hawkins
William J. Knight
John R. Porter
John A. Wilson
John Wollam
Mark Wood

Paroled March 17, 1863
William Bensinger
Robert Buffum
Elihu H. Mason
Jacob Parrott
William Pittenger
William H. Reddick

Discovered before the raid
James Smith
Samuel Llewellyn
Details
HM NumberHMD7Z
Series This marker is part of the Medal of Honor Recipients series, and the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series.
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Marker Number1-32
Year Placed1965
Placed ByThe Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 8:51pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 264728 N 4554418
Decimal Degrees41.10700000, -83.80185000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 6.42', W 83° 48.111'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 6' 25.20" N, 83° 48' 6.66" W
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Area Code(s)419
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 606 W Main St, McComb OH 45858, US
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