Patriot Square honors Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Pickaway County whose exact burial locations are unknown, including men who served in the militias or Continental Line of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, as well as the 1st New Jersey Regiment and Maryland and Virginia state troops. Those named are Capt. Elias Kuder, Pvt. George Pardick, Pvt. George Bailey, Pvt. William Brown, Pvt. Joshua Burton, Ens. John Davis, Pvt. Samuel Denny, Pvt. James Donald Williams, Pvt. William Williams, Capt. Eleazer Williamson, Capt. John Blackwell, Pvt. Ferdinand Gulic, Pvt. Conrad Cline, Pvt. Joseph Hoffines, Pvt. Jacob Perry, Pvt. John Simpson, Pvt. John Timmons, Pvt. Zachariah Burwell, Pvt. Andrew Bussard, Pvt. William Champ, Pvt. Samuel Holam, Pvt. Hugh Huston, Pvt. Daniel Leigh, Pvt. George Glenn, Pvt. William C. Hall, Pvt. Abraham Monnett, 1st Lt. Archabald Fleming, Pvt. Peter Dingman, Pvt. John Clark, Pvt. Moses Cock, Sgt. Abraham Swisher, Sgt. Peter Spangler, Pvt. George Hitler, Pvt. Thomas Herbert, Pvt. Ezekiel Morris, Pvt. George Phebus, Maj. George West, Capt. John Blackwell, Pvt. Joseph Clark, and Pvt. John Hampton. The inscription also includes George Washington's words: "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."