13th Arkansas Infantry Marker

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

13th Arkansas Infantry
Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps
— Army of the Mississippi —

13th Arkansas Infantry Tablet Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. 13th Arkansas Infantry Tablet

Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Grayson was killed leading this regiment at Shiloh.

Inscription. C.S.
Army of the Mississippi.
13th Arkansas Infantry,
Stewart's (2d) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div.,
Polk's Corps.
This Regiment was engaged here, Monday April 7, 1862 until about 1 p.m.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 326.)

Location. 35° 7.85′ N, 88° 20.361′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located at the southern edge of Davis' Wheat Field 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. Terrill's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Bate's 2nd Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Gibson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith's Brigade (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Washington (La.) Artillery (about 400 feet away); Harper's Mississippi Battery (about 400 feet away); Crescent (La.) Regiment (about 400 feet away); Crescent Regiment (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . .

By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. 13th Arkansas Infantry Tablet

The regiment was positioned near the tablet's location at the resumption of fighting on April 7, 1862.

13th Arkansas Infantry. The regiment was mustered in at Harrisburg, Arkansas. The site lists not only the enlistment rosters, but a list of those killed at Shiloh. (Submitted on October 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 687 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.