"Morgan's Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Northern states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. At the village of Old Washington, Morgan's weary men fought a skirmish in the streets before hastily departing, pursued by Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. James M. Shackelford."
After researching local history books and studying the terrain of the area, I am convinced that General Shackelford would have had to use the nearby ridge to position his troops in order to sneak up on and surprise General Morgan. Later, the highway cut a path through it, but it would have made a logical entry to the village, where they reportedly "fired down" on the Confederate troops.