Samuel Cutler's Store was Raided during the Civil War

Samuel Cutler suffered a $6,000 loss when Confederate troops plundered his general store during the Civil War.

In July 1863, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan rode through Ohio with nearly 2,500 men, pillaging stores and public establishments, burning bridges, and destroying railroads. His men raided almost 50 towns in southern Ohio.

Samuel Cutler owned a general store in Jasper, Ohio. He lost $6,000 in merchandise and other property to Morgan’s raiders. (In 2015 dollars, his financial loss is equivalent to $117,000.)

Samuel was a member of the Jasper County Military Committee. As such, he assisted in the effort to obstruct public roads to impede the progress of Morgan’s troops.

The picture depicts Morgan’s raiders entering the town of Washington, Ohio.

According to data on familysearch.org/tree, Samuel Cutler is the great grandfather of D. Hirsch. D Hirsch – W Chestnut – Helen Cutler – Samuel Cutler

References:

Morgan’s Raid: http://www.carnegie.lib.oh.us/morgan , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan%27s_Raid

50 towns: page 6 http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/morgans-raid-citizenship-lesson-plan.pdf

Samuel’s losses, membership in military committee: http://findagrave.org/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80153928

$6,000 in 2016 calculator: https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/uscompare/relativevalue.php

Picture: Morgan's Raiders Enter Washington, Ohio (now Old Washington) during the American Civil War. Etching from Harpers Weekly, August 15, 1863. “This media file is in the public domain in the United States.” https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MorganWashington.jpg