Stanford's Mississippi Battery Marker

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Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Stanford's Mississippi Battery
Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps
— Army of the Mississippi —

Stanford's Mississippi Battery Tablet Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. Stanford's Mississippi Battery Tablet

Inscription. C.S.
Stanford's Mississippi Battery,
Stewart's (2d) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This battery, of six guns, was engaged here from about 3 p.m. April 6, 1862 to about 11 a.m. Monday April 7, 1862 when four of its guns were captured.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 323.)

Location. 35° 8.189′ N, 88° 20.555′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker can be reached from Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Road, on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Located on the trail along Ruggles Battery line, in Shiloh National Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 13th Tennessee Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Bankhead's Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Robertson's Alabama Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Rutledge's Tennessee Battery (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Washington (La.) Artillery (about 300 feet away); Crescent (La.) Regiment (about 500 feet away); Ketchum's Alabama Battery (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Shiloh.

Stanford's Mississippi Battery Position Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Stanford's Mississippi Battery Position

The battery is represented by a 12-pdr Field Howitzer and a 6-pdr Iron Field Gun. Both are of Confederate manufacture. On the second day of the battle, Stanford's Battery was assaulted by a wave of Federal assaults. Buying time for the Confederates to form a new line further south, the battery twenty men, four guns, and six caissons.

Also see . . . Stanford's Mississippi Battery. Listing of major battles the battery participated in, from a reenactor's website. Captain Thomas J. Stanford commanded the battery at the battle. (Submitted on July 22, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)