. History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument. Scenes and incidents from its inception to its of the memorial structure, and roll of honor . for thecrisis, and in July, 1861, he was appointed Major of theTwentieth Ohio Infantry. His regiment was mainlyused at first for the guarding of prisoners on the way tothe North, but during 1862 and 1863 he was a partici-pant in a number of hard-fought battles. He was pro-moted to Colonel soon after the battle of PittsburgLanding, and in August, 1862, he was made a Brigadier-General for gallant service at the siege
. History of Cuyahoga County soldiers' and sailors' monument. Scenes and incidents from its inception to its of the memorial structure, and roll of honor . for thecrisis, and in July, 1861, he was appointed Major of theTwentieth Ohio Infantry. His regiment was mainlyused at first for the guarding of prisoners on the way tothe North, but during 1862 and 1863 he was a partici-pant in a number of hard-fought battles. He was pro-moted to Colonel soon after the battle of PittsburgLanding, and in August, 1862, he was made a Brigadier-General for gallant service at the siege of was wounded in the face by a bullet in front ofAtlanta. At the close of the War he was brevettedMajor-General. MAJOR-GENERAL EMERSON OPDYCKE. Another of the medallions is in honor of Major-General Emerson Opdycke, who enlisted in the Armyas a private and rose to the high rank given him at theclose of the War, through his gallantry and ability asan officer. He was born in Trumbull County in a month after his enlistment, which was in theForty-first Ohio, he was made First Lieutenant, and thesuccess that attended his efforts soon after eave him the. BRIGADIER - GENERAL GEORGE W. MORGAN. SOLDIERS1 AND SAILORS MONUMENT. 435 rank of Captain. He commanded a regiment of the Squirrel Hunters, the minute men who inarched tothe defense of Cincinnati when it was threatened by theRebels under Kirby Smith, and while home from theWar at that time, he organized the One Hundred andTwenty-fifth Infantry. At the battle of Mission Ridgehe commanded five regiments, and made several largecaptures. He was a fierce fighter, and did not hesitateto leave his horse and fight on foot when the occasiondemanded. He received the highest commendationfrom General George H. Thomas when promoted toMajor-General. He is now the Manager of the SoldiersHome at Sandusky. BRIGADIER-GENERAL GEORGE W. MORGAN. General George W. Morgan had just returned fromacting as Minister Plenipotentiary to
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