Lafayette, Ohio

Lafayette is a village in Allen County, Ohio with a population of 304 as of the 2000 U.S. census.

Lafayette in Southern Victory
In 1942 Brigadier General Irving Morrell launched two major offences against both Confederate flanks. The main thrust, in which he participated, originated from Meadville Pennsylvania. The second, smaller attack came from Parkersburg West Virginia. The two forces linked up in Lafayette Ohio and thus surrounded the main Confederate Army in Pittsburgh.

Sgt. Chester Martin was in the vanguard of the Meadville force since he and his platoon hitched a ride on a platoon of barrels, dismounting when needed to fight as infantry. On reaching Lafayette he made the unoriginal pun of "Lafayette, here we are".