| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Shiloh Log Church |
| | Shiloh Church, biblically known as "place of peace," was built in 1851. Ironically this small log church gave name to the famous Battle of Shiloh and became the site of some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War. On Sunday morning, April 6, 1862, the quiet woods and fields around this small Methodist Church erupted into a horrific battle. Shortly after dawn, the Confederate Army under the command of General Albert S. Johnston attacked the Union Division of General W.T. Sherman camped at . . . — Map (db m22023) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Shiloh School 1928 - 1954 |
| | Shiloh School was located just beyond the Illinois Monument. In 1928, a ten room building with auditorium was erected at cost of $18,000 with a gym added later. Much of the equipment was built and bought by teachers and patrons of the school. The first teachers were John Hinkle, Lillie Farris, Ivy Wood Milligan and Mancil Milligan. Students from Pickwick, Counce, Wayne, Childers Hill, New Hope, West Shiloh and Shiloh attended the school. The School grew and became a four year accredited high . . . — Map (db m21968) |
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| Texas (Williamson County), Hutto — 15934 — Shiloh-McCutcheon Cemetery |
| | The community of Shiloh dates from 1848, when both Nelson Morey and Josiah Taylor established stores in this area. Shiloh spread along the banks of Brushy Creek near Wilbarger Crossing, which was later called Shiloh Crossing and Rogan Crossing. The community consisted of a school, a church, two stores and a few residents who lived along Brushy Creek.
Shiloh-McCutcheon Cemetery sits on part of the original grant of 1852 acres issued to the heirs of William Gatlin because of his participation . . . — Map (db m25950) |
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| Delaware (New Castle County), Wilmington — NC-152 — Shiloh Baptist Church |
| | The origin of this congregation can be traced to 1875, when members of a Sunday School class affiliated with First Baptist Church met to plan the organization of a separate church to serve the needs of the city's African-American residents. Formally organized on May 31, 1876, Shiloh was the first African-American Baptist church in the State of Delaware. The first pastor was Reverend Benjamin T. Moore, who continued to serve in that capacity until his death in 1928. For several years meetings . . . — Map (db m13583) |
| Georgia (Columbia County), Winfield — 36-3 — Shiloh Methodist Church »—→ |
| | Shiloh Methodist Church, the outgrowth of the earliest known Methodist place of worship in this community, has had a church building on this site for over 125 years. Originally, services started by a local hermit "who lived by a spring," were held in a "brush arbor" about a mile west of here. A short time later a church was built on this site. In Sept. 1825, after the church was completed, two plots of land were deeded to the four commissioners of the Methodist meetinghouse. One, including the . . . — Map (db m27067) |
| Georgia (Tattnall County), Glennville — 132-2 — Old Shiloh Cemetery |
| | Shiloh Methodist Church, the second oldest Methodist Church in Tattnall County, was organized c. 1810 by Rev. William Eason and remained at this site until the 1850s when it was moved a short distance north. Unlike at other churches in the area at the time, a
cemetery was maintained beside the Meeting House. Six generations of area residents are buried here in likely the first public cemetery in Tattnall County. Burials include area pioneer Michael McKenzie Mattox, Methodist ministers, . . . — Map (db m14604) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — 100-25 — Shiloh Baptist Church |
| | The Shiloh Baptist Church was completed in 1923. Founded in 1869, Shiloh is the third oldest African-American church in Columbus and is a descendent of the Second Baptist Church. The church is located in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood, which is adjacent to the central businesses of Columbus and Interstate 71. The dominant physical presence of Shiloh Baptist Church shows its importance as a religious and social institution for more than one hundred years in the Mt. Vernon area. — Map (db m17472) |
| South Carolina (Orangeburg County), Elloree — 38-28 — Shiloh A.M.E. Church |
| | (Marker Front)
This church, founded in 1886, was
organized by Revs. D.A. Christie and
C. Heyward with Sol Ellerbe and
Galas Culay, Walter Montgomery, and
Henry Tilley as stewards. Its first
services were in a brush arbor, and
its first sanctuary was built nearby in
1887. This sanctuary, a frame building
later covered in brick veneer was built
in 1892.
(Marker Reverse)
Member Robert Lee Williams (1862-1949)
was a community leader and progressive
farmer. When he . . . — Map (db m24836) |
| South Carolina (Spartanburg County), Inman — 42-20 — Shiloh Methodist Church |
| |
[Marker Front]:
This church, organized late in the eighteenth century, held its first services in a brush arbor and later constructed a log meeting house. This frame sanctuary, built between 1825 and 1830, was the second building to serve Shiloh. In 1836 Adam Gramling, Jr., donated it and three acres to church trustees William Brooks, Adam Gramling Sr., John Gramling, and Ruben Gramling.
[Marker Reverse]:
Shiloh Methodist Church was the mother church of many . . . — Map (db m12627) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Q — First Engagement on Shiloh Battlefield |
| | On the first day of March 1862, Gibson's (La.) Battery occupied this bluff, and was supported by the 18th Louisiana Infantry, and a detachment of cavalry. At about 10 a.m. the battery opened fire upon the U.S. gunboats Tyler and Lexington which were ascending the river. The fire was returned by the gunboats and after a short engagement, in which a house standing near here was burned, the battery was driven away. Companies "C" and "K" 23d Illinois Infantry,landed from the gunboats; took . . . — Map (db m21346) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Kentucky Regiments at Battle of Shiloh |
| | (Same text on both front and back): As a border slave state that remained in the Union, Kentucky was sharply divided in its loyalty during the Civil War. The state provided many troops to both sides at Shiloh; approximately 6,500 to the Federal forces; approximately 2,000 to the Confederate forces. Confederate Commanding General Albert Sidney Johnston, who was killed in action on April 6 at Shiloh, though a Texan by adoption, was a Kentuckian by birth, and he retained innumerable ties of . . . — Map (db m22024) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Shiloh Church |
| | The Battle of Shiloh takes its name from a Methodist log church that stood here during the battle. On the morning of Sunday, April 6, 1862, the church and cemetery grounds became the scene of fierce fighting as Confederates attacked Union forces camped nearby. The original log meeting house was erected in 1853. The building survived the battle to serve as a hospital, but collapsed several weeks later. A new frame church replaced the original in 1875. The present masonry church was dedicated in 1959. — Map (db m21939) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Shiloh National Cemetery |
| | After the Battle of Shiloh, Federal details buried the dead of both sides near where they fell. The warm weather and great number of bodies made it necessary to bury the dead quickly. In 1866 the United States Government established this cemetery for the permanent burial of Union soldiers killed at Shiloh and related engagements. Bodies were recovered from the battlefield and reburied here, often in regimental groupings. The Confederate dead remain in five mass graves on the battlefield. . . . — Map (db m21839) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Shiloh United Methodist Church |
| | In 1851 John J. Ellis donated 4 acres to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for a house of worship. The original house was constructed of rough hewn logs and was about 25 by 30 feet in dimensions. The name Shiloh, from which the Civil War battle received its name, means "House of Peace. " During April 6-7, 1862, the church was the scene of heavy fighting between Union and Confederate forces. The church was destroyed soon after the battle. After the war, worship was resumed in a brush arbor. . . . — Map (db m6858) |
| Tennessee (McNairy County), Michie — 4C 11 — Approach to Shiloh Apr. 4, 1862 |
| | Braggs Corps, Confederate Army of the Mississippi, leaving its base at Corinth, Miss., the previous afternoon, passed north along this road to join other units for the attack on Federal camps at Shiloh, Apr. 6. Breckinridges Reserve Corps of three brigades followed, having marched from Burnsville, Miss. — Map (db m21277) |
| Tennessee (McNairy County), Michie — 4C 19 — Battle of Shiloh Apr. 6-7, 1862 |
| | 4 mi. N.E., Albert Sidney Johnston's Army of the Mississippi (CS), marching north from Corinth, attacked and partly overran U.S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee (US), which was en route by river to destroy the (CS) base. Arrival of Buell's Army of the Ohio (US), and its entry into the second day's fighting neutralized earlier Confederate success and force withdrawal to Corinth. — Map (db m19223) |
| Tennessee (McNairy County), Michie — 4C 21 — Withdrawal from Shiloh Apr. 8, 1862 |
| | The rear guard of the Army of the Mississippi (CSA), under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, withdrew to Corinth. In this vicinity, about 300 sabres of its cavalry under Col. Nathan B. Forrest, effectively stopped two infantry brigades (USA), and the 4th Illinois Cavalry, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman commanding. Col. Forrest was wounded in the engagement. — Map (db m21275) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 4 — Shiloh Church |
| | in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around this
chapel — Map (db m17197) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 4 — Shiloh Church |
| | in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around this
chapel — Map (db m17199) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 4 — Shiloh Church |
| | in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around this
chapel — Map (db m17197) |
| Tennessee (Sevier County), Pigeon Forge — 1C 4 — Shiloh Church |
| | in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around this
chapel — Map (db m17199) |
| Texas (Williamson County), Taylor — 9337 — Shiloh Baptist Church |
| | Founded Nov. 2, 1854, by 18 charter members. Services and revivals were often held under brush arbors at two early meeting sties (Located 3 mi. NE and 2 mi. S of here). Building retains its simple pioneer style even with modern interior and siding. — Map (db m25178) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site) |
| | In 1886, the African Baptist Church, on Sophia Street, sustained serious flood damage. The congregation purchased a new site on higher ground, but a clouded deed delayed construction. In the interim, approximately half of the members decided to rebuild their church on the old site. The other half erected the sanctuary in front of you, in 1890, and named it the Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site).
At that time African-Americans sought to overcome racial discrimination through education. In . . . — Map (db m732) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) |
| | Former slaves as well as free blacks realized that education was critical to African-American aspirations. Immediately after the Civil War, the Shiloh Baptist Church organized a school for black students. The Freedmens Bureau supported this effort, with funding, and Northern white teachers came to provide instruction. One such missionary, a woman from Ohio named Sophia Hatch taught students here and at other black schools in Fredericksburg until 1890.
In addition to promoting education, . . . — Map (db m1081) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 4 — 11th Iowa Infantry Hare's Brigade - McClearnand's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 11th Iowa Infantry, Hare's (1st) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment occupied this position in the Sunday afternoon line April 6, 1862 and on Monday was engaged on Hurlbut's Left. — Map (db m21796) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 210 — 12th Michigan Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 12th Michigan Infantry Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee.
This regiment was engaged here from 7 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. April 6, 1862. It then fell back to its camp. — Map (db m13524) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 211 — 12th Michigan Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 12th Michigan Infantry Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This regiment was engaged here 30 minutes, until 9 A.M. April 6, 1862 and then fell back 3/4 mile to Sunken Road. — Map (db m13526) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 308 — 12th Tennessee Infantry Russell's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 12th Tennessee Infantry, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Regiment supported the 4th Tennessee in its charge upon McAllister's Battery at 11 a.m. April 6, 1862 and then supported Bankhead's Battery at this place until 1 p.m. — Map (db m22222) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 326 — 13th Arkansas Infantry Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | 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. — Map (db m22955) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 306 — 13th Tennessee Infantry Russell's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 13th Tennessee Infantry, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This regiment supported Stanford's Battery from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21016) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 148 — 14th Illinois Infantry Veatch's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 14th Illinois Infantry, Veatch's (2d) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment occupied this position in line from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21440) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 257 — 14th Wisconsin Infantry Unassigned Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Army of the Tennessee. 14th Wisconsin Infantry, - Unassigned - This Regiment, attached temporarily to the 14th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, was engaged here from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 7, 1862. — Map (db m22956) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 333 — 154th Tennessee Infantry Johnson's Brigade - Cheatham's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 154th Tennessee Infantry, Johnson's (1st) Brig., Cheatham's (2d) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This regiment supported Swett's Battery on this line from 3 p.m. to night Apirl 6, 1862. — Map (db m21086) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 150 — 15th Illinois - 25th Indiana Veatch's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 15th Illinois, 25th Indiana, Veatch's (2d) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. These regiments occupied this position Sunday afternoon and night, April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21631) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 252 — 15th Michigan Infantry Unassigned Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Army of the Tennessee. (15th) Michigan Infantry, - Unassigned - This Regiment, attached temporarily to Rousseau's (4th) Brigade, Army of the Ohio, was formed here Monday, April 7, 1862 at 8 a.m., and immediately advanced beyond Tilghman Creek. — Map (db m22974) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 253 — 15th Michigan Infantry Unassigned Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Army of the Tennessee. (15th) Michigan Infantry, - Unassigned - This Regiment, attached temporarily to Rousseau's Brigade, Army of the Ohio, was engaged here from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 7, 1862. — Map (db m23159) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 410 — 19th Alabama - 2nd Texas Jackson's Brigade - Wither's Division Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. 19th Alabama 2d Texas, Jackson's (3d) Brigade, Withers' (2d) Division, Bragg's Corps. These regiments were engaged here April 7, 1862 until 1 p.m. — Map (db m22476) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 350 — 19th Louisiana Infantry Gibson's Brigade - Ruggles' Division Bragg's Corps |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. 19th Louisiana Infantry, Gibson's (1st) Brigade, Ruggles' (1st) Division, Bragg's Corps. This Regiment was engaged here Monday April 7, 1862 until about 1 p.m. — Map (db m22417) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 216 — 21st Missouri and Pickets Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 21st Missouri and pickets of
Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
The 21st Mo. reenforced the reconnoitering party of 25th Mo. and the pickets of 12th Michigan and 4 companies of 16th Wis. at this place and engaged the Confederate advance 30 minutes, soon after sunrise April 6, 1862. Col. Moore, 21st Mo., was wounded. Capt. Saxe, 16th Wis., was killed. He was the first officer killed at Shiloh. — Map (db m13561) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 217 — 21st Missouri and pickets Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 21st Missouri and pickets of
Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
The 21st Mo., 3 companies of 25th Mo., 2 companies of 12th Mich. and 4 companies of 16th Wisconsin were engaged here from 6:30 A.M. to 7:30 A.M. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m13562) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 218 — 21st Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 21st Missouri Infantry,
Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This regiment was engaged here from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. April 6, 1862 and then fell back to camp. — Map (db m13563) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 219 — 21st Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 21st Missouri Infantry,
Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This regiment was engaged here from 8:30 to 9 A.M. April 6, 1862. It then retired to Prentiss' 3d position. — Map (db m13564) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 220 — 21st Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 21st Missouri Infantry, Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. A portion of this regiment reformed here at 9 a.m., April 6, 1862 and was engaged under Gen. Prentiss. Sixty of the number attached themselves to the 14th Iowa and fought with it during the day, and were captured with it, in the camp of the 32d Illinois, at 5.30 p.m. — Map (db m22768) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 215 — 25th Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 25th Missouri Infantry Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment was engaged here from 8:30 A.M. to 9 A.M. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m13525) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 213 — 25th Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 25th Missouri Infantry, Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
Companies "B", "E", and "H", of this regiment, belonging to reconnoitering party, were engaged here from 4:55 A.M. to 6 A.M. April 6, 1862 and then fell back to N.W. corner of Seay Field. — Map (db m13491) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 214 — 25th Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 25th Missouri Infantry, Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment was engaged here from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. April 6, 1862. It retired to its camp where next marker will be found. — Map (db m13492) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 389 — 26th Alabama - 21st Alabama Gladden's Brigade - Withers' Division Bragg's Corps |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. 26th Alabama, 21st Alabama, Gladden's (1st) Brigade, Withers' (2d) Division, Bragg's Corps. These regiments were engaged here from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7, 1862. — Map (db m22494) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 35 — 29th Illinois Infantry Raith's Brigade - McClearnand's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 29th Illinois Infantry, Raith's (3d) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment was in position here Sunday afternoon and night, April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21688) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 322 — 33d Tennessee Infantry Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 33d Tennessee Infantry, Stewart's (2d) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps. Army of the Mississippi. This Regiment moved into this position and assisted in capture of the 12th Iowa Infantry at 5.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m22975) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 370 — 38th Tennessee Infantry Pond's Brigade - Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 38th Tennessee Infantry, Pond's (3d) Brig., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Regiment came into position here about 5.30 p.m. April 6, 1862 and assisted in capture of 12th Iowa, Colonel Looney receiving the sword of Captain Edgington. — Map (db m23133) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 435 — 3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion Wood's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 3d Mississippi Infantry Battalion, Wood's (3d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This battalion, on picket at this place, was attacked at 4:55 A.M., April 6, 1862, by reconnoitering party sent out by General Prentiss. It held its ground until relieved by brigade about 6 A.M. — Map (db m13490) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 182 — 40th Illinois - 6th Iowa Infantry Regiments McDowell's Brigade - Sherman's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 40th Illinois, 6th Iowa, McDowell's (1st) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. These regiments were in position here at 4.30 p.m. April 6, 1862, and bivouacked here Sunday night. — Map (db m21707) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 320 — 4th Tennessee Infantry Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 4th Tennessee Infantry, Stewart's (2d) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This regiment supported Bankhead's Battery from 12 m. to 1 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m22113) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 95 — 50th Illinois Infantry Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 50th Illinois Infantry, Sweeny's (3d) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. At 4.30 p.m. April 6, 1862 this regiment formed 50 yards in front of this place and held that position one hour and then fell back here, to the support of Stone's Battery, and remained in line Sunday night. — Map (db m21419) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 189 — 54th Ohio Infantry Stuart's Brigade - Sherman's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 54th Ohio Infantry, Stuart's (2d) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment occupied this part of the line from 5 p.m. April 6, 1862 to morning of April 7. — Map (db m21384) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 185 — 55th Illinois Infantry Stuart's Brigade - Sherman's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 55th Illinois Infantry, Stuart's (2d) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment was in position here at 5 p.m. April 6, 1862 and bivouacked here Sunday night. — Map (db m21347) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 100 — 57th Illinois Infantry Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 57th Illinois Infantry, Sweeny's (3d) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. In the Sunday night line the 57th Illinois Infantry occupied this position from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21689) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 279 — 5th Kentucky Infantry Rousseau's Brigade - McCook's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. 5th Kentucky Infantry, Rousseau's (4th) Brigade, Crittenden's (5th) Division. This Regiment was engaged here, in reserve line, from 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. April 7, 1862. It then advanced to Woolf Field. — Map (db m23160) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 258 — 61st Illinois Infantry Miller's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 61st Illinois Infantry, Miller's (2d) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment relieved one of Hurlbut's regiments and was engaged here from about 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21290) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 427 — 6th Mississippi and 23d Tennessee Cleburne's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 6th Mississippi, 23d Tennessee, Cleburne's (2d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. About half of the 23d Tenn. and 60 of the 5th Miss. were engaged here at about noon April 6, 1862. — Map (db m20902) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 261 — 6th Ohio Infantry Ammen's Brigade - Nelson's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. 6th Ohio Infantry, Ammen's (10th) Brig., Nelson's (4th) Div. Army of the Ohio. This regiment formed here, to support a battery, about 6 p.m. April 6, 1862. It advanced 300 yards and bivouacked Sunday night. — Map (db m21402) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 191 — 71st Ohio Infantry Stuart's Brigade - Sherman's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 71st Ohio Infantry, Stuart's (2d) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This Regiment formed here at 10 a.m. April 6, 1862. It was attacked by Jackson's Brigade and fell back behind Stuart's Headquarters. — Map (db m22594) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 77th Ohio Infantry Camp Hildebrand's Brigade - Sherman's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Camp of 77th Ohio Infantry, Hildebrand's (3d) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div., Army of the Tennessee.First position in line of battle April 6, 1862 was at the left front of this camp. — Map (db m21996) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 413 — 7th Arkansas and 2d Arkansas Shaver's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 7th Arkansas, 2nd Arkansas Shaver's (1st) Brigade, Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi.
Two companies from each of these regiments, as skirmishers for Shaver's brigade, were engaged here at sunrise April 6, 1862. — Map (db m13528) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 414 — 7th Arkansas and 2d Arkansas Shaver's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S 7th Arkansas, 2nd Arkansas Shaver's (1st) Brigade, Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
These regiments, on left of Shaver's brigade, were engaged here at 7:30 A.M., April 6, 1862. — Map (db m13529) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 92 — 7th Illinois Infantry Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. 7th Illinois Infantry, Sweeny's (3d) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This regiment occupied this position Sunday night April 6, 1862. It was in Jones Field on Monday. — Map (db m21475) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 436 — 8th and 9th Arkansas Battalions Wood's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 8th Ark., 9th Ark. Battalion, Wood's (3d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
These regiments, as skirmishers for the brigade, were engaged here at sunrise, April 6, 1862. — Map (db m13527) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 441 — 9th Arkansas Battalion - 8th Arkansas - 27th Tennessee - 44th Tennessee Wood's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. 9 Ark. Batt'n, 8 Ark., 27 Tenn., 44 Tenn., Wood's (3d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. These regiments were engaged here from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m22762) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 355 — Anderson's Brigade Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Anderson's (2d) Brigade, 20th La., 9th Tex., 1st Fla. Batt'n., Conf. Gds. Resp. Batt'n., 17th La., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Brigade was engaged here at about 3.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. It was repulsed and fell back, the 20th La. retiring from the field. At about 5 p.m. the attack was renewed and the Brigade assisted in capture of prisoners and then advanced to head of Dill Branch. — Map (db m22759) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — C 2 — Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. General Albert Sidney Johnston (Killed). General G.T. Beauregard. First Corps. Maj. Gen Leonidas Polk. Second Corps. Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg. Third Corps. Maj. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee, (wounded). Reserve Corps. Brig. Gen. John C. Breckinridge. The Confederate army, known as the "Army of the Mississippi", with a total of officers and men present for duty, 43,968, marched from Corinth and deployed in line of battle Saturday, April 5, 1862. General Hardee's Corps . . . — Map (db m6941) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — C 1 — Army of the Mississippi General Albert Sidney Johnston |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. General Albert Sidney Johnston (killed). General G. T. Beauregard. First Corps, Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk. Second Corps, Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg. Third Corps, Maj. Gen. Wm J. Hardee, (Wounded). Reserve Corps, Brig. Gen. John C. Breckinridge. The Confederate Army, known as the "Army of the Mississippi," with a total of officer and men present for duty, 43,968, marched from Corinth and deployed in line of battle Saturday, April 5, 1862. General Hardee's Corps . . . — Map (db m21396) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — B 1 — Army of the Ohio Major General Don Carlos Buell |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Major General Don Carlos Buell. Second Division, Brig. Gen. Alex McD. McCook. Fourth Division, Brig. Gen. William Nelson. Fifth Division, Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden. Sixth Division, Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood. The advance of the Army of the Ohio arrived at Savannah, Tenn. from Nashville April 5, 1862. Nelson's Division marched on Sunday, April 6, up the east side of the Tennessee River to a point opposite Pittsburg Landing. At 5 p.m. Ammen's Brigade was brought . . . — Map (db m21401) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — B 2 — Army of the Ohio Major General Don Carlos Buell |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Major General Don Carlos Buell. Second Division, Brig. Gen. Alex McD. McCook. Fourth Division, Brig. Gen. William Nelson. Fifth Division, Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden. Sixth Division, Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood. The advance of the Army of the Ohio arrived at Savannah, Tenn. from Nashville April 5, 1862. Nelson's Division marched on Sunday, April 6, up the east side of the Tennessee River to a point opposite Pittsburg Landing. At 5 p.m. Ammen's Brigade was brought . . . — Map (db m21888) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — A 2 — Army of the Tennessee Major General U.S. Grant |
| | U.S. Army of the Tennessee. Major General U.S. Grant. First Division, Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand. Second Division, Brig. Gen. W.H.L. Wallace (mortally wd.), Col. James M. Tuttle, 2d Iowa. Third Division, Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace. Fourth Division, Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut. Fifth Division, Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, (wounded). Sixth Division, Brig. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss, (captured). The Army of the Tennessee, except the 3d Division was encamped on this field April 6, 1862. . . . — Map (db m21865) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — A 1 — Army of the Tennessee Major General U.S. Grant |
| | U.S. Army of the Tennessee. Major General U.S. Grant. First Division, Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand. Second Division, Brig. Gen. W.H.L. Wallace (mortally wd.), Col. James M. Tuttle, 2d Iowa. Third Division, Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace. Fourth Division, Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut. Fifth Division, Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, (wounded). Sixth Division, Brig. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss, (captured). The Army of the Tennessee, except the 3d Division was encamped on this field April 6, 1862. . . . — Map (db m21389) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 311 — Bankhead's Tennessee Battery Russell's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Bankhead's Tennessee Battery, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery was in line here from 3 p.m. April 6, 1862 to close of action of Sunday. — Map (db m21000) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 310 — Bankhead's Tennessee Battery Russell's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Bankhead's Tennessee Battery, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery, of six guns, was in action here from about 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6, 1862. Next position in Ruggles' line. — Map (db m22185) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 433 — Bate's 2nd Tennessee Infantry Cleburne's Division - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Bate's (2d) Tenn. Infantry, Cleburne's (2d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps. This Regiment was engaged here on Monday April 7, 1862 until about 1 p.m. — Map (db m22932) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 456 — Bowen's Brigade Breckinridge's Reserve Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Bowen's (2d) Brigade, 9th Ark., 10th Ark., 2d Confederate, 1st Mo., Hudson's Miss. Battery, Watson's La. Battery, Breckinridge's Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Brigade became engaged here about 12.30 p.m. April 6, 1862 under the personal direction of General Johnston. It advanced to position east of Bloody Pond where it was again engaged. — Map (db m22493) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 460 — Bowen's Brigade Breckinridge's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Bowen's (2d) Brigade, 9th Ark., 10th Ark., 2d Confederate, 1st Mo., Breckinridge's Corps. This Brigade was engaged here until about 1 p.m. April 7, 1862. — Map (db m21100) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 277 — Boyle's Brigade Crittenden's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Boyle's (11th) Brigade, 9th Kentucky, 13th Kentucky, 59th Ohio, Crittenden's (5th) Division. These regiments were engaged here from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 7, 1862. They then moved to the front and bivouacked in front of Prentiss' Camps. — Map (db m22886) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 268 — Bruce's Brigade Nelson's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Bruce's (22d) Brigade, 2d Kentucky, 1st Kentucky, 20th Kentucky, Nelson's (4th) Division. This Brigade, with its regiments in order as above was engaged near this place about noon April 7, 1862. It was driven back but recovered the ground at 2 p.m. and bivouacked here Monday night. — Map (db m22464) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 267 — Bruce's Brigade Nelson's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Bruce's (22d) Brigade, 2d Kentucky, 1st Kentucky, 20th Kentucky, Nelson's (4th) Division. This brigade, with its regiments in order as above, was engaged here at 10 a.m. April 7, 1862. It advanced across the peach orchard. — Map (db m21322) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 452 — Byrne's Mississippi Battery Trabue's Brigade - Breckinridge's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi Byrne's Miss. Battery, Trabue's (1st) Brigade, Breckenridge's Corps. This battery was engaged here April 7, 1862, until about 10.30 a.m. when it retired to Shiloh Church. — Map (db m20901) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 451 — Byrne's Mississippi Battery Trabue's Brigade - Breckinridge's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Byrne's Mississippi Battery, Trabue's (1st) Brig., Breckinridge's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery was engaged here Sunday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21097) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — A 74 — Camp of 25th Missouri Infantry Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Camp of 25th Missouri Infantry, Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, 3 companies 1 mile s.w. in attack upon Confederate pickets; others at s.e. corner of Rhea Field. — Map (db m22074) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — A 40 — Camp of 3d Iowa Infantry Williams' Brigade - Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Camp of 3d Iowa Infantry, Williams' (1st) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 3/4 mile south, at S.W. corner of Peach Orchard. — Map (db m23150) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — A - 82 — Camp of Powell's Battery Battery F, 2nd Illinois Lt. Artillery - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Camp of Powell's Battery, "F," 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was in rear of Prentiss, at Hornets' Nest. — Map (db m21383) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Colonel Everett Peabody |
| | On shield on cannon:Colonel Everett Peabody, 25th Mo., Commanding 1st Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee. Was killed here at 9 A.M., April 6, 1862.
On star:
U. S. Headquarters, 1st Brigade 6th Division Army of the Tennessee. Col. Everett Peabody, 25th Mo. Commanding Established March 25th, 1862. — Map (db m12838) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 371 — Crescent (La.) Regiment Pond's Brigade - Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Crescent (La.) Regiment, Pond's (3d) Brig., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This regiment occupied this position from 2.30 p.m. to 4.20 p.m. April 6, 1862 and then moved around north side of Duncan Field. — Map (db m20983) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 380 — Crescent (La.) Regiment Pond's Brigade - Ruggles' Division Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Crescent (La.) Regiment, Pond's (3d) Brigade, Ruggles' (1st) Division, Bragg's Corps. This Regiment was engaged here Monday April 7, 1862 supporting Washington (La.) Artillery, it recovered the guns of that battery that had been captured. — Map (db m22405) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 47 — Dresser's Battery Battery D, 2nd Illinois Lt. Arty. - McClernand's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Dresser's Battery, "D" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., McClearnand's (1st) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery occupied this position, with two guns in the line of Sunday afternoon April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21439) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — L — Fifth Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Fifth Division, Army of the Ohio. Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden. 11th Brigade, Brig. Gen. Jeremiah T. Boyle. 14th Brigade, Col. Wm. Sooy Smith, 13th Ohio. Battery 'G' 1st Ohio Lt. Lt. Arty., Capt. Joseph Bartlett. Batteries 'H' & 'K' 4th U.S. Arty., Capt. John Mendenhall. This division arrived upon the field at 9 a.m. April 6, 1862 and bivouacked half a mile from the landing. It formed for action Monday morning, April 7, 1862, with the 14th Brigade on the left and in front; the 11th . . . — Map (db m21838) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — H — First Division, Army of the Tennessee Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman |
| | U. S. First Division, Army of the Tennessee.
Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman, (wd). --------------- 1st Brigade, Col. John A. McDowell, 8th Iowa. 2d Brigade, Col. David Stuart, 55th Illinois, (wd). Col. T. Kiley Smith, 54th Ohio. 3d Brigade, Col. Jessee Wildebrand, 77th Ohio. 4th Brigade, Col. Ralph P. Buckland, 72d Ohio. Battery “B” 1st Ill. Lt. Arty. Capt. Samuel E. Barrett. Battery “E” 1st Ill. Arty. Capt. Allen D. Waterhouse, (wd). Lieut. Abial R. . . . — Map (db m21315) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — K — Fourth Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Fourth Division, Army of the Ohio Brig. Gen. William Nelson. 10th Brigade, Col. Jacob Ammen, 24th Ohio. 19th Brigade, Col. Wm. B. Hazen, 41st Ohio. 22d Brigade, Col. Sanders D. Bruce, 20th Ky. The advance of this Division arrived on the field about 5 p.m. April 6, 1862. One regiment assisted in repelling the last attack made by the Confederates on Sunday. The Division bivouacked, in line of battle, along the north bank of Dill Branch and early Monday morning, April 7th, 1862, . . . — Map (db m21819) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — R — General Albert Sidney Johnston |
| | C. S. General Albert Sidney Johnston Commanding the Confederate Army Died Here at 2:30 P.M. April 6, 1862Senator Isham G. Harris, who was Governor of Tennessee in 1862 and was serving as volunteer aid on the staff of Gen. Johnston at Shiloh, visited this field in 1896 for the express purpose of fixing the place where General Johnston fell. After careful examination of the ground, over which the Confederate advance was made, he came to the place now marked by the monument and said: . . . — Map (db m21296) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 347 — Gibson's Brigade Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Gibson's (1st) Brigade, 4th La., 13th La., 1st Ark., 19th La., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, formed here about noon April 6, 1862 and between that time and 2.30 p.m. made four unsuccessful charges into the Hornet's Nest. — Map (db m22912) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 348 — Gibson's Brigade Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Gibson's (1st) Brigade, 4th La., 13th La., 1st Ark., 19th La., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Brigade made four charges over this ground between noon and 2.30 p.m. April 6, 1862 and was each time repulsed with heavy loss. — Map (db m22760) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 447 — Harper's Mississippi Battery Wood's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Harper's Miss. Battery, Wood's (3d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps. This Battery, known also as Jefferson Artillery, was in action here from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7, 1862. It lost one gun captured by the enemy. — Map (db m22910) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 443 — Harper's Mississippi Battery Wood's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Harper's Mississippi Battery,
Wood's (3d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This battery of four guns, known also as "Jefferson Artillery", was in action here from 8 A.M. to 9 A.M., April 6, 1862. — Map (db m13565) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 430 — Hubbard's Arkansas Battery Cleburne's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Hubbard's Arkansas Battery, Cleburne's (2d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. Lieut. Thrall's section of this battery, two guns, was engaged here at about 2.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. These guns were forced to retire but at 3 p.m. returned and joined the other batteries in Ruggles' line and were engaged until close of battle Sunday. — Map (db m21089) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 404 — Jackson's Brigade Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Jackson's (3d) Brigade, 17th Ala., 18th Ala., 19th Ala., 2d Texas, Girardey's Georgia Battery, Withers' (2d) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, its battery in center, became engaged here at 11 a.m. April 6, 1862. It drove back the 71st Ohio and then engaged McArthur's Brigade on north side of the ravine. At 2 p.m. it crossed the ravine and was next engaged east of bloody pond. — Map (db m22598) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 355 — Johnson's Brigade Cheatham's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Johnson's (1st) Brigade, Walker's (2d) Tenn., 15th Tenn., Blythe's Miss., 154th Tenn., Cheatham's (1st) Division, Polk's Corps. The 154th Tenn., a portion of Blythe's Miss. and one company of Walker's (2d) Tenn., all under the command of Col. Preston Smith, were engaged here from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7, 1862. The 15th Tenn. joined Col. Maney, to the left. — Map (db m22461) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 374 — Ketchum's Alabama Battery Pond's Brigade - Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Ketchum's Alabama Battery, Pond's (3d) Brig., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. One section (two guns) of this battery was engaged here from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m20990) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 163 — Lauman's Brigade Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Lauman's (3d) Brigade, 17th Ky., 25th Ky., 44th Ind., 31st Ind., Hurlbut's (4th) Division, Army of the Tennessee. This Brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, formed here at 4.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. It was engaged in the final action of that day and bivouacked here Sunday night. — Map (db m21610) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 168 — Mann's Battery Battery C, 1st Missouri Light Artillery - Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Mann's Battery, "C" (1st) Mo. Lt. Arty., Hurlbut's (4th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. Three guns of this battery were engaged here from Sunday afternoon April 6, 1862, and remained in position all night. — Map (db m21454) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 166 — Mann's Battery Battery C, 1st Missouri Light Artillery - Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Mann's Battery, "C" 1st Mo. Lt. Arty., Hurlbut's (4th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery, of four guns, was engaged here from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6, 1862. It left one disabled gun and two caissons here and retired to Wicker Field. — Map (db m21280) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 241 — Munch's Battery Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Munch's Battery 1st Minnesota Lt. Arty., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This Battery had one section in action here, and one section 300 feet north, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, 1862. The Battery was again in action on the bank of the river near the mouth of Dill Branch. — Map (db m22769) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 245 — Powell's Battery Battery F, 2nd Illinois Lt. Artillery - Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Powell's Battery, "F" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Prentiss' (6th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery was engaged here from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21382) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 110 — Richardson's Battery Battery D, 1st Missouri Lt. Art. - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Richardson's Battery, "D" 1st Mo. Lt. Arty., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery occupied this position in the last line from 4.30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 1862 to the close of the battle. — Map (db m21479) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 431 — Roberts' Arkansas Battery Unattached Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Roberts' Arkansas Battery, - Unattached - Army of the Mississippi. This battery, the 6th in Ruggles' line, was engaged here Sunday afternoon, April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21038) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 387 — Robertson's Alabama Battery Gladden's Brigade - Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Robertson's Alabama Battery, Gladden's (1st) Brig., Withers' (2d) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery, of four 12 pdr. Napoleons, was in action here from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21017) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Ross Headquarters, 3rd Brigade - 1st Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Headquarters, 3d Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Tennessee; Col. L.F. Ross, 17th Illinois. Established March 21st, 1862. Col. Julius Raith, Commanding, April 6th, 1862. — Map (db m23164) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 169 — Ross' Battery 2nd Michigan Light Artillery - Hurlbut's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Ross' Battery, 2d Michigan Lt. Art., Hurlbut's (4th) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery, of 6 Parrott Guns, became engaged at south side of this field, about 9 a.m. April 6, 1862. After a short engagement with enemy's batteries it retired to this place where it was engaged until 2 p.m. when it fell back to north side of this field. — Map (db m21285) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 278 — Rousseau's Brigade McCook's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Rousseau's (4th) Brigade, 6th Ind., 1st Ohio, Batts. 19th, 15th, and 16th U.S. I., 5th Kentucky, McCook's (2d) Division. This Brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, formed here at 8 a.m. April 7, 1862 and at 9 a.m. advanced to the high ground beyond Tilghman Creek. — Map (db m22976) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 300 — Russell's Brigade Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Russell's (1st) Brigade, 11th La., 22d Tenn., 13th Tenn., 12th Tenn.,
Bankhead's Tennessee Battery, Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, and battery in rear, bivouacked at this place Saturday night, April 5, 1862. It advanced Sunday morning April 6, 1862 along the Pittsburg Road and went into action at Rhea house. — Map (db m13473) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 463 — Rutledge's Tennessee Battery Statham's Brigade - Breckinridge's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Rutledge's Tennessee Battery, Statham's (3d) Brigade, Breckenridge's Corps, Army of the Mississippi This battery, of six guns, was in action here from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21018) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 57 — Schwartz's Battery Battery E, 2d Illinois Lt. Art. - McClernand's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Schwartz's Battery. "E" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., McClernand's (1st) Div., Army of the Tennessee. Lieut. Nispel, of this battery occupied this position with two guns Sunday afternoon and night, April 6, 1862. He threw up a small earth-work in front of his guns, which was the only earth-work erected on the field that night. — Map (db m21480) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — E — Second Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Second Division, Army of the Tennessee. Brig. Gen. Wm. H. L. Wallace, (Mortally W'd.) Col. James M. Tuttle, 2d Iowa. 1st Brigade, Col. James M Tuttle, 2d Iowa. 2nd Brigade, Brig. Gen. John McArthur, (W'd.) Col. Thomas Morton, 81st Ohio. 3rd Brigade, Col. Thomas M. Sweeny, 52d Illinois, (W'd.) Col. Silas D. Baldwin, 57th Illinois. Battery 'A' 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., Lieut. Peter P. Wood. Battery 'D' 1st Mo. Lt. Arty., Capt. Henry Richardson. Battery 'H' 1st Mo. Lt. Arty., Capt. Fred. . . . — Map (db m21756) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 415 — Shaver's Brigade Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Shaver's (1st) Brigade, 7th Ark., 2d Ark., 6th Ark., 3d Confederate,
Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, its battery on the right, attacked Peabody's brigade here at 8 A.M., April 6, 1862, and in an engagement of one hour drove back the Union line and captured its camp. It then advanced to Review Field where it was again engaged at 10 A.M. — Map (db m13530) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 274 — Smith's Brigade Crittenden's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Smith's (14th) Brigade, 13th Ohio, 26th Kentucky, 11th Kentucky, Crittenden's (5th) Division. This Brigade was engaged here from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. April 7, 1862. It then advanced to the front of Prentiss' camps where it bivouacked Monday night. — Map (db m22402) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 338 — Smith's Mississippi Battery Stephen's Brigade - Cheatham's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Smith's Mississippi Battery, Stephens' (2d) Brig., Cheatham's (2d) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery, of six guns, was in action here from about 10 a.m. to 12 m. April 6, 1862. On Monday it had two guns in action on the Confederate left. — Map (db m21099) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 323 — Stanford's Mississippi Battery Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | 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. — Map (db m21013) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 459 — Statham's Brigade Breckinridge's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Statham's (3d) Brigade, 15th Miss., 22d Miss., 19th Tenn., 20th Tenn., 28th Tenn., 45th Tenn., Breckinridge's Corps. This Brigade was engaged here until about noon April 7, 1862. It fell back to Hamburg Road and was in final engagement one-half mile south west. — Map (db m21060) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 461 — Statham's Brigade Breckinridge's Reserve Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Statham's (3d) Brigade, 15th Miss., 22d Miss., 19th Tenn., 28th Tenn., 45th Tenn., Rutledge's Tennessee Battery, Breckinridge's Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Brigade became engaged here about 12.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. It advanced across the field to north east corner about 2.30 p.m. The 19th Tenn. was detached to lick creek in the morning. It returned about 2 o'clock and joined Stephens' Brigade in charge across this field. — Map (db m22418) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 337 — Stephens' Brigade Cheatham's Division - Polks Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Stephens' (2d) Brigade, 7th Ky., 9th Tenn., 6th Tenn., Cheatham's (2d) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. These regiments of this Brigade, in order from left to right as above, were engaged here in two unsuccessful charges at about 10.30 a.m. to 12 m. April 6, 1862. The command was then moved by right flank along Hamburg Road to the Peach Orchard where it joined Breckinredge. — Map (db m22737) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 336 — Stephens' Brigade Cheatham's Division - Polks Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Stephen's (2d) Brigade, 7th Ky., 9th Tenn., 6th Tenn., Batt'n 1st Tenn.,
Smith's Mississippi Battery, Cheatham's (2d) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi.
This brigade with its regiments in order from left to right as above, and battery in rear, bivouacked at this place Saturday night, April 5, 1862. At about 7 A.M. Sunday morning the 1st Tenn. was detached to the right to guard a ford on Lick Creek. The remainder of the brigade moved forward along the Pittsburg Road . . . — Map (db m13475) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 114 — Stone's Battery Battery K, 1st Missouri Lt. Art. - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Stone's Battery, "K" 1st Mo. Lt. Art., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery was in action here from 4.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21404) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Stuart Brigade Heaquarters Monument |
| | U. S.
Headquarters, 2d Brigade,
5th Division,
Army of the Tennessee.
Col. David Stuart, 55th Illinois,
Commanding.
Established March 19, 1862. — Map (db m22596) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 420 — Swett's Mississippi Battery Shaver's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Swett's Mississippi Battery, Shaver's (1st) Brig., Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This Battery, forming in rear of right of its brigade, was engaged here from 9.30 a.m. to 12 m. April 6, 1862. It was again engaged in Ruggles' line of batteries near this place, from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. — Map (db m21070) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 421 — Swett's Mississippi Battery Shaver's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Swett's Mississippi Battery, Shaver's (1st) Brigade, Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery, the fourth in Ruggles' line, was engaged here from about 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21088) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 416 — Swett's Mississippi Battery Shaver's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Swett's Mississippi Battery,
Shaver's (1st) Brigade, Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This battery, of six guns, was engaged here from 8 A.M. to 9 A.M., April 6, 1862. Its next action was East of Review Field. — Map (db m13566) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 265 — Terrill's Battery Battery H, 5th U.S. Artillery - McCook's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Terrill's Battery, "H" 5th United States Artillery, McCook's (2d) Division. This battery was engaged here from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. April 7, 1862. — Map (db m21320) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 291 — Terrill's Battery Battery H, 5th U.S. Artillery - McCook's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | U.S. Army of the Ohio. Terrill's Battery, "H" 5th U.S. Artillery, McCook's (2d) Division. This battery was engaged here from 2 p.m. to the close of the action of April 7, 1862. — Map (db m22240) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 453 — Trabue's Kentucky Battery Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Trabue's Kentucky Battery, Army of the Mississippi. A battery, designated by Gen. Ruggles as "Captain Trabue's Kentucky," was engaged here from about 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. No other reference to this battery can be found in the records. — Map (db m21098) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 429 — Trigg's Arkansas Battery Cleburne's Brigade - Hardee's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Trigg's Arkansas Battery, Cleburne's (2d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps, Army of the Mississippi. This battery was engaged here from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21057) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 360 — Washington (La.) Artillery Anderson's Brigade - Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Washington (La.) Artillery, Anderson's (2d) Brig., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps, Army of the Mississippi At about 3 p.m. April 6, 1862 this battery went into action here, and was engaged until about 5.30 p.m. — Map (db m20991) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 363 — Washington (La.) Artillery Anderson's Brigade - Ruggles Division Army of the Mississippi |
| | C.S. Army of the Mississippi. Washington (La.) Artillery, Anderson's (2d) Brigade, Ruggles' (1st) Division, Bragg's Corps. This battery was engaged here April 7, 1862. Three of its guns were captured at 11 a.m., but were soon after recovered. The battery was disabled and obliged to retire with the loss of three caissons, a battery wagon, and forge. — Map (db m22356) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 112 — Welker's Battery Battery H, 1st Missouri Lt. Arty. - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Welker's Battery, "H" 1st Mo. Lt. Art., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery was in position here from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 1862. — Map (db m21611) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 105 — Willard's Battery "A" 1st Illinois Light Artillery - W.H.L. Wallace's Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | U.S. Willard's Battery, "A" 1st Ill. Lt. Art., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div., Army of the Tennessee. This battery was engaged here from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, 1862 when it retired to the landing. — Map (db m21324) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Wisconsin State Monument |
| | (front of monument):
Dedicated by the state of Wisconsin to her valiant sons who on April 6 & 7, 1862 fought on this battlefield for the preservation and perpetuity of the Union. A. D. MDCCCCV
(left side of monument):
The 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry participated in the Battle of Shiloh April 7, 1862. It lost 16 killed, 74 wounded, 3 missing; total, 93.
(Back of monument):
The 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry participated in the Battle of Shiloh April 6 . . . — Map (db m12164) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — African Baptist Church of Fredericksburg |
| | The Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) resides on the site once occupied by the African Baptist Church. Constructed as the Fredericksburg Baptist Church, the building was sold to its African-American members in 1857, after the white congregation had moved to a larger sanctuary on Princess Anne Street.
The African Baptists initially had a white pastor because Virginia law prohibited blacks from meeting without a white person present. Following the Civil War, the congregation adopted the name . . . — Map (db m1084) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Grant's Last Line |
| | The first day of fighting had been disastrous for General Grant's Union Army of the Tennessee. At daybreak the Confederates surprised many of the Federals in their tents. Hastily-formed lines of defense broke. Casualties multiplied. More than 2,000 men surrendered. Reinforcements arrived late. At day's end, Grant's army had fallen back to this high ground - his last line. That evening Union reinforcements arrived, and on the second day fortunes reversed. Grant's desperate "last line" became a . . . — Map (db m21587) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Surrender of the Hornets' Nest |
| | In the woods to the right and behind you lay the heart of the Hornets' Nest, where Union infantry and artillery held out eight hours against the Confederate tide. The Federals repulsed a series of assaults across Duncan Field (ahead) and through the adjoining woods. Late in the day, 62 cannon commanded by Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles began pounding the Hornets' Nest from across the field, while Confederate infantry pressed in on the flanks. Many Federals escaped the closing trap, but more than . . . — Map (db m22774) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Confederate Memorial |
| | Shiloh's Confederate Monument combines symbolism with beauty to commemorate the story of Southern "Lost Cause" in the fields and woods near Shiloh Church. Its prominent location marks a Confederate high water mark. Here, on April 6, 1862, Confederates encircled and captured over 2,200 Federal troops, including General Benjamin Prentiss, thus ending Union defense of the Hornets Nest. Over eighteen feet high, the monument's central figures depict "Defeated Victory." In front, the South . . . — Map (db m22958) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Texas |
| | Texas remembers the valor and devotion of her sons who served at Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 Here the Rangers upheld the fame of the name they bore, the 2nd Texas fought with gallantry and the 9th Texas responded to any demand upon its courage and endurance. General Albert Sidney Johnston of Texas gave is life in this battle. Texas troops at Shiloh were: 9th Texas Infantry Colonel Wright A. Stanley (Brig. Gen. Patton Anderson's Brigade, Ruggles' Division, Bragg's Corps) 2nd Texas Infantry, Col. . . . — Map (db m22329) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 19th Alabama Monument Wheeler |
| | Front of monument:
Wheeler Back of monument:
In Loyal Memory of General Joseph Wheeler 1836-1906 Colonel in Command of the 19th Regiment Alabama Infantry April 6-7, 1862 Erected by The General Joseph Wheeler Memorial Association Oct. 9, 1930 — Map (db m12884) |
| Virginia, Salem — East Hill Cemetery North |
| | (Center marker of three)
If I walk in the pathway of duty, If I work till the close of the day, I shall see the great King in His beauty, When I've gone the last mile of the way.
And if on Earth I have earnestly striven, and have tried all His will to obey; Twill enhance all the rapture of heaven, When I've gone the last mile of the way.
The City of Salem's
East Hill North Cemetery
Established 1868
Dedicated 2006
Forest G. Jones, City Manager
James E. Taliaferro, . . . — Map (db m4873) |
| Wyoming (Sweetwater County), Green River — John Wesley Powell |
| | From Green River, Wyoming on May 24, 1869 Major John Wesley Powell and a group of voyagers set out to discover the mysteries of one of the last unexplored regions in the continental United States--the Green and Colorado Rivers. Powell was a disabled veteran who lost his right arm in the Civil War. Later he turned to exploration, and in 1869 and 1871 led crews down the rivers and through the Grand Canyon.
The town of Green River was chosen as the starting point because it was here that the . . . — Map (db m13099) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Arkansas Memorial |
| | (Front): Confederate troops from Arkansas present at and engaged in the battle of Shiloh. RemarksThe following named field officers of Arkansas troops were killed or died of wounds received on the battlefield of Shiloh: Lt. Col. A.D. Grayson, 13th Arkansas Lt. Col. John M. Dean, 7th Arkansas Lt. Col. A.K. Patton, 15th Arkansas Maj. J.T. Harris, 15th Arkansas Lt. Col. Charles E. Patterson, 2nd Arkansas, Wounded April 6th, Died April 7th. (Left): To the brave Confederate dead of . . . — Map (db m22767) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Field Hospital |
| | After the Battle of Shiloh, Federal soldiers buried the dead, and medical officers faced the enormous task of caring for the 16,400 wounded. Many were crowded onto steamboats for transport to Northern cities, while others were taken to nearby homes. Some of the wounded received professional medical treatment here. On this high ground surrounding the farmhouse of Noah Cantrell, medical officers of the Union Army of the Ohio set up a large field hospital under canvas. Tents, bedding, and . . . — Map (db m22548) |
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| Alabama (Jackson County), Bridgeport — Bridgeport |
| | Vital Memphis-Charleston Railroad, "backbone of Confederacy", spanned Tennessee River here. Bridge burned several times, 1862-3.
Gen. Mitchell (US), occupying Huntsville after Battle of Shiloh, seized Bridgeport in April 1862 and held it until August.
Federals recaptured town in July 1863 as Rosecrans (US) took Chattanooga (up river).
As end of usable railway from Nashville, town became key base of operations in U.S. victory at Chickamauga and lifting siege of Chattanooga. — Map (db m12283) |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Pinson — Jefferson Warriors |
| | In honor of the men from Mt. Pinson who formed the "Jefferson Warriors" in mid-July, 1861. Marching to Huntsville, they were mustered into the Confederate army on August 12th as Company C of the Nineteenth Alabama Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Joseph Wheeler. Engaged in momentous battles at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Nashville, and Bentonville, N.C., the 19th suffered such losses that only 76 members of the Regiment were present at the surrender in April, 1865. — Map (db m26988) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Civil War Memorial - Carroll County Indiana In Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors |
| | [Bronze Plaque - East Side]:
Erected by Carroll County Indiana
In Memory of her Soldiers and Sailors
[ Battles Listed on Upper Shaft ]:
South Side -- Shiloh / Stone River
East Side -- Antietam / Gettysburg
North Side -- Vicksburg / Champions Hill
West Side -- Wilderness / Cedar Creek — Map (db m20798) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — 54.1963.1 — Major General Lew Wallace 1827–1905 |
| | As Indianas adjutant general he organized the state for war. He saw action at Ft. Donelson, Shiloh and Monocacy. Later served as governor of New Mexico Territory and minister to Turkey. Author of Ben Hur. — Map (db m992) |
| Kentucky (Scott County), Georgetown — 610 — Confederate Governor |
| | Home of George W. Johnson, born 1811 in Scott Co. Named first Confederate Governor of Ky. in Nov. 1861, he followed CSA army's withdrawal to Tenn. from Bowling Green in Feb., 1862. He became aide to Gen. John C. Breckinridge but fought as private in Battle of Shiloh and mortally wounded, Apr. 7, 1862 - - still as CSA Gov. Burial was in cemetery here. — Map (db m9822) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — War Department Observation Tower |
| | This tower was built by the War Department in 1896 as part of the early development efforts by the U.S. military to create an open-air classroom at Antietam. The War Department also placed cannon, built roads and fences. They interviewed Antietam veterans and created over 200 detailed battle tablets like the ones here at the tower. The War Department established five National Military Parks in the 1890s - Antietam, Gettysburg, Chickamauga-Chattanooga, Shiloh, and Vicksburg. The five parks were . . . — Map (db m20746) |
| Ohio (Guernsey County), Cambridge — Guernsey Civil War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of the men from Guernsey County who served in the defense of their country in the War of the Rebellion 1861–1865. Gettysburg, Atlanta, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Winchester, Antietam, Wilderness, Chickanauga. — Map (db m285) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — Montgomery County Civil War Memorial Hall |
| | To those, who in the
hour of their country's danger,
tendered their lives.
To those who gave much and to those who gave their all. 1861-1865.
Carnifex Ferry Fort Donelson Shiloh Vicksburg Stone River Corinth Perryville Chickamauga Lookout Mt. Missionary R'ge. Knoxville Resaca Peach Tree Allatoona Pass Kenesaw Franklin Nashville Jonesboro Bentonville
Manassas The Seven Days Cedar Mt. South Mt. Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville . . . — Map (db m22249) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 51st Indiana Infantry Garfield's Brigade - Wood's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | (Front):51st Regiment Infantry commanded by Col. Abel D. Streight, 20th Brigade - Gen. Garfield 6th Division - Gen. Wood Army of the Ohio Indiana (Back):51st Infantry commanded by Col. Able D. Streight This regiment was detailed by Brigadier General James A. Garfield at Savannah, Tennessee, to guard and bring up the Brigade train and also the Division supply train and was not engaged at Shiloh. — Map (db m21704) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 65th Ohio Infantry Garfield's Brigade - Wood's Division Army of the Ohio |
| | (Front):Ohio 65th Infantry commanded by Col. Charles G. Harker Garfield's (20th) Brigade Wood's (6th) Division Army of the Ohio (Back): This regiment arrived on the field at 1.20 p.m., April 7, 1862, advanced to the front near Shiloh Church between 3 and 4 p.m. too late to be engaged. — Map (db m21673) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — 4C 30 — Civilian Conservation Corps Co. 2425 MP-3 |
| | CCC Company 2425, with Negro veterans of WW I as its members, was formed at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, June 27, 1933. The Corpsman then moved to Shiloh National Military Park and lived in tents while building Camp Young, which was to be their Tennessee home for 8 years. The 2425th maintained the Park and the National Highway to Corinth, Miss. They improved roads, installed erosion dams, erected stone walls, planted thousands of trees, and gained honor by evacuating victims of the 1937 flood. — Map (db m19199) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Second Tennessee Regiment Army of the Mississippi |
| | To the memory and in honor of our comrades of the Second Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C. S. A., who fell near this spot early on the morning of the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Go, stranger, and tell Tennessee that here we died for her. Second Tennessee Regiment [Bate] Army of Mississippi. — Map (db m6924) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — N-33 — Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute |
| | Due to the efforts of local blacks, Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute (FNII) opened in October 1903 at the Shiloh New Site Baptist Church with about 20 students. In 1906 the board of trustees purchased land and a large farmhouse here, named it Mayfield, and opened the school in the autumn. The course of study, modeled after a university curriculum included teacher education classes as well as English, mathematics, history, geography, literature, Greek, and music. By 1938, Mayfield . . . — Map (db m1128) |
| Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Burrell Eskridge and His Son Vernon Eskridge |
| | In memory of Burell Eskridge and his son Vernon Eskridge who gave this parcel of ground to the Shiloh Baptist Church in 1881 and 1894 respectively; and his great grandson Norman Bryant in 1957. May the memory of these gentlemen and of their good deeds never die. — Map (db m22350) |
| Wisconsin (Rock County), Shopiere — 13 — Home of Governor Harvey |
| | Louis Powell Harvey lived here 1851-1859. He was a leader in business, education, journalism, and politics. Soon after his inauguration, Gov. Harvey led a relief expedition to Wisconsin troops who had just fought their first major battle and suffered big losses in the Battle of Shiloh. While boarding a steamboat, he fell into the Tennessee River and drowned. His wife, Cordelia Perrine Harvey, founded Harvey Hospital for wounded soldiers in Madison, and was known as the "Wisconsin Angel." — Map (db m22733) |
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| Virginia, Fredericksburg — The Corporation Burying Ground and other Fredericksburg Cemeteries |
| | The park around you was once known as the Corporation Burying Ground. Burials occurred here from 1787 through 1853 and included Dr. Charles Mortimer, who had been Mary Washington's personal physician. He also served as Fredericksburg's first mayor, under the 1781 charter granted by the Virginia Assembly, independent of the British Crown. Following the Civil War, the graves and stones were removed and the cemetery converted to its current use as Hurkamp Park. Fredericksburg encompasses many . . . — Map (db m14429) |
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| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Headquarters General U. S. Grant Night of April 6, 1862. |
| | General in his Memoirs says:
"During the night rain fell in torrents and our troops
were exposed without shelter. I made my headquarters under a tree a few hundred yards from the river bank."
The large oak tree referred to, standing where this
marker now stands, was destroyed by cyclone October 14, 1909. — Map (db m6963) |
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| Georgia (Floyd County), Rome — 57-2 — General Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom 1834-1864 |
| | Thomas E.G. Ransom enlisted as captain of Company E, 11th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in 1861. Wounded four times, he won honors at Ft.Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Red River. Rising steadily through the ranks, Ransom lead 17th Corps, Army of The Tennessee in the battle of Jonesboro serving the last railroad into Atlanta. His infantry then pursued Confederate General John B. Hood northward. Stricken with typhoid fever , Ransom died here at the home of John Berryhill on October 29, 1864. He . . . — Map (db m12230) |
| Georgia (Walker County), LaFayette — 146-8 — West Armuchee Valley |
| | Southward for several miles is the pleasant little valley of W. Armuchee Creek; Dick Ridge on the E.; Taylor's Ridge on the W. Situated 3 mi. S. are Old Shiloh Ch. & the Wm. Little res. - where Maj. Gen. John B. Hood was taken from the field of Chickamauga to recover from a leg amputation. Sept. - Oct., 1863. May 8, 1864. Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge & the 16th A.C. marched E. on this road from Ship's Gap - being joined enroute near Villanow by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan's 15th A.C. These were Army . . . — Map (db m13908) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 741 — U.S. Vice President |
| | (Front): John Cabell Breckinridge, 1821-75, one of four Kentuckians - more than any state, except New York - who were U.S. Vice Presidents. Others were Adlai E. Stevenson, Richard M. Johnson, and Alben W. Barkley. In U.S. Congress, 1851-55. Elected Vice-President in 1856. Candidate of Southern Democrats for President in 1860, carrying nine Southern States. See over. (Back): Breckinridge served as a major of Kentucky Volunteers, Mexican war. Elected to U.S. Senate in 1860. Becaem . . . — Map (db m14019) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Leadenhall Baptist Church |
| | After the Civil War, a large number of black Baptists migrated to Baltimore. This church was organized in 1872 by black Baptists of the Sharp-Leadenhall area, with the help of the Maryland Baptist Union Association. It is the second oldest church building in Baltimore continuously occupied by the same black congregation. The neighboring areas of Sharp-Leadenhall and Otterbein are rich in black history, but many of the buildings which housed the people and institutions intimately assocated with . . . — Map (db m6358) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Sharpsburg — Battlefield Namesake |
| | One of the most unique ways that the Battle of Antietam has been commemorated is the naming of U.S. Navy ships after the battle. Ships have been named for Gettysburg, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and there have been at least three shops named Antietam. This ship's bell is from the U.S.S. Antietam, CV-36, a Navy Aircraft Carrier. Commissioned in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 1945, the carrier weighed over 27,000 tons and was over 880 feet long. The ship had a crew of about 2,800 sailors and was . . . — Map (db m12231) |
| Ohio (Licking County), Newark — John L. Clem 1851-1937 |
| | Considered the youngest ever to serve, Clem ran away from home at the age of 9 yrs. and 10 mos. to join the Union Army. At Snodgrass Hill, as a drummer boy in Co. “C” 22nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, he won the sobriquet "The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga," a nickname that graces his monument at Arlington National Cemetery. Also known as “Johnny Shiloh,” he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant after the war by President Grant. Clem served until 1915 when he retired with the . . . — Map (db m12579) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Savannah — 4C22 — Cherry Mansion |
| | A house built here by James Rudd, pioneer ferry operator, was replaced by a house built by David Robinson, whose son-in-law, William H. Cherry, improved and enlarged it. Maj. Gen. C.F. Smith, Federal army commander, had headquarters here, where he died and was succeeded by Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant. Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, commanding Federal Army of the Ohio, also used it for a short while. Maj. Gen. W.H.L. Wallace, mortally wounded at Shiloh, died here. — Map (db m12844) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Confederate Memorial |
| | (Back of Monument - Center):The States of the South sent to the Battle of Shiloh seventy nine organizations of infantry ten organizations of cavalry and twenty three batteries of artillery How bravely and how well they fought let the tablets of history on this field tell As a greeting to the living remnant of that host of gray and in honor of its dead whether sleeping in distant places or graveless here in traceless dust this monument has been lifted up by the hands of a loving and . . . — Map (db m6960) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — First Minnesota Light Artillery Prentiss' Division Army of the Tennessee |
| | (Front): Minnesota (Back):First Minnesota Battery Light Artillery. Capt. Emil Munch, Brig. Gen. B.M. Prentiss' Division. Army of the Tennessee. Engaged from early in the morning, when Capt. Munch was wounded and disabled, in the first day's battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. The right and left sections under command of 1st Lieut. William Pfaender participated in the struggle of the "Hornet's Nest" where this monument stands. The two guns of the center section were disabled early . . . — Map (db m22773) |
| Tennessee (Shelby County), Bartlett — Nicholas Gotten 1832-1919 |
| | Nicholas Gotten a native of Spangdahlen, Germany, immigrated to America at the age of 22: worked in the north before coming to Tennessee: established himself as a blacksmith in Union Depot (Bartlett) in 1860: enlisted in the Confederate Army (Co. C. Third Tenn. Cav.) of Forrest's regiment 1862: fought at Shiloh and Corinth: served bravely at Bolivar though severely wounded: was captured, exchanged and served to the end of the war. Returned to Bartlett, was a respected miller and ginner. . . . — Map (db m6943) |
| Texas (Travis County), Austin — 12695 — Oak Hill |
| | First settlers arrived in area in 1840s. The community founded here in 1856 was called Live Oak Springs; in 1865 it was renamed Shiloh. Later schools known as Live Oak and Oatmanville gave names temporarily to the settlement. It has been known as Oak Hill since 1900.
Limestone quarries were opened, 1882, to supply stone for capitol building in Austin. By 1886, ten carloads of stone were shipped daily over railroad which joined quarries with capitol grounds. It is estimated that one-third of . . . — Map (db m26185) |
| Texas (Williamson County), Hutto — 9106 — Hutto |
| | Located near Shiloh, one of the earliest villages in Williamson County, this area was settled in 1855 by J. E. Hutto (1824-1914) and Adam Orgain, a former slave. Hutto sold land for this townsite to the International & Great Northern Railroad in 1876. A post office was established in 1877 with Hutto as postmaster. By 1882, the town had a school and a Baptist church. By 1898, there were six churches, a Masonic lodge, newspaper, hotel, bank, two gins, and several stores. Hutto grew . . . — Map (db m4282) |
| Texas (Williamson County), Hutto — 9109 — Hutto United Methodist Church |
| | This church was formed from two earlier congregations that worshiped in this area. In the late 1870s an American Methodist fellowship began meeting in the Shiloh Schoolhouse (3 mi. SE). They later shared the building of the Hutto Cumberland Presbyterian Church until a separate sanctuary was constructed. Area Swedish Methodists began meeting in homes with visiting ministers before starting a church in 1892. A Hutto sanctuary served the members until a new structure was dedicated at this site in . . . — Map (db m25949) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), McLean — Odricks Corner |
| | In 1872 Alfred Odrick, a former slave and carpenter, purchased 30 acres and built a house on the south side of Lewinsville Road, later intersected by Spring Hill Road to form Odrick's Corner. By 1879 a one-room schoolhouse, Odrick's School, had been built there. Tradition links Odrick to its establishment. The school was also used for community meetings and the first services of the Shiloh Baptist Church. The original frame schoolhouse was eventually replaced with a brick structure, which was . . . — Map (db m5610) |
| Virginia (King George County), Edgehill — EP-7 — Hanover Baptist Church |
| | Hanover Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist Church in King George County, was organized in 1789 with a 93-member congregation. The first meetinghouse was located at Shiloh, and Elder John Shackleford served as the first pastor. The first Sunday school was established in 1833. The second meetinghouse was located at Allnutt. In the early 1840s, during the Second Great Awakening, 1,025 new members were baptized. The third house of worship was built here after James F. Jones deeded the land to . . . — Map (db m7755) |
| Wisconsin (Douglas County), Superior — Old Stockade Site |
| | The Sioux uprising in Minnesota during the Summer of 1862, culminating in the New Ulm Massacre, caused great alarm in Superior. A Committee of Safety was chosen, a Home Guard organized, and a stockade built on the bay shore here. An inventory of all firearms in Superior revealed a total of 60 shotguns, rifles and pistols. The state sent 192 muskets and 2 cannon. To assist the Home Guard, the Governor sent a company of Wisconsin soldiers that had been captured by the Confederates at Shiloh and . . . — Map (db m21272) |
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| Georgia (Bibb County), Macon — 011-20 — General Edward Dorr Tracy, Jr. -- 1833 – 1863 –- |
| | Edward D. Tracy, Jr., was born in Macon, Georgia, on Nov. 5, 1833. His father served as Macons second Mayor (1826-1828), a Judge of Superior Court, and hosted General Lafayette during his visit to Macon in 1825. The younger Tracy graduated from the University of Georgia in 1851, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He was a member and deacon of First Presbyterian Church, and Macon Lodge No. 5, F.&A.M. In 1857, Tracy moved to Huntsville, Alabama. He was a Delegate to the 1860 . . . — Map (db m25388) |
| Louisiana (Orleans Parish), New Orleans — The Washington Artillery Park American Revolution Bicentennial: 1776-1976 |
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On and near this site since 1718 has centered the military activities of both regular and citizen soldiers of France, Spain, the Confederacy and the United States. On either side were the redoubts forming the “Great Battery” which crisscrossed its fires with those of Fort San Carlos (Ft. St. Charles) at the foot of Esplanade Ave. and of Fort San Luis (Ft. St. Louis) at the river end of Canal Street. One block down river is the lot used as an artillery park for . . . — Map (db m24684) |
| Ohio (Jackson County), Jackson — 4-40 — John Wesley Powell / Morgan's Raid in Jackson, 1863 |
| | Side A: John Wesley Powell (1834-1902)
Scientist and explorer of the American West, John Wesley Powell moved from New York to Jackson with his family in 1838 and lived here until 1846. He developed an early interest in geology from his tutor "Big" George Crookham, a Jackson salt boiler, educator, and abolitionist. Powell served in the Union Army during the Civil War and lost his right arm at Shiloh in 1862. Later he became professor of geology at Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1869, he . . . — Map (db m24762) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Bloody Pond |
| | The Battle of Shiloh was, at its time, the bloodiest conflict this nation had seen. The beautiful spring woods, fields, and orchards were transformed over two days into scenes of death and destruction which eyewitnesses described as horrible, desolate, and heart-rendering. This shallow pond attracted the weary and wounded soldiers of both armies who were engaged in heavy fighting nearby. Some crawled here for their last drink. Observers after the battle reported that the pond was littered with . . . — Map (db m21317) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Illinois Cavalry |
| | (Around Top of Monument): Illinois to Her Cavalry at Shiloh (Front Facet): "The nature of this battle was such that cavalry could not be used in front. I therefore formed ours into line in rear." Grant. Army of the Tennessee (Left Front Facet):1st Battalion 4th Cavalry Lt. Col. W. McCullough Stewart's & Carmichael's Independent Companies Afterwards 15th Illinois. These commands were held in reserve April 6th and 7th 1862. One officer and two men were wounded. . . . — Map (db m21818) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — Iowa Memorial |
| | (front):This monument is erected by the state of Iowa in commemoration of the loyalty patriotism and bravery of her sons who on this battlefield of Shiloh on the 6th and 7th days of April A.D. MDCCCLXII fought to perpetuate the sacred union of the states Iowa (back):Regiments Engaged
2d Infantry Lt. Col. James Baker
3d Infantry Maj. W.M. Stone
6th Infantry Lt. Col. J.W. Williams
7th Infantry Lt. Col. J.C. Parrott
8th Infantry Col. J.L. Geddes
11th Infantry Lt. Col. . . . — Map (db m21793) |
| Tennessee (Henderson County), Parkers Crossroads — Nathan Bedford Forrest July 13, 1821 - October 29, 1877 |
| | (Front of Kiosk): Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the Civil War's greatest cavalry generals. His ferocity as a warrior and his claim to have slain one more enemy soldier in personal combat than the 29 horses killed beneath him made him a legend. Forrest, more than most, understood that "war means fighting and fighting means killing." A Frontier Boyhood Named for his grandfather and the county of his birth, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a product of the rough and violent Southern . . . — Map (db m20506) |
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| Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — Knox County Veterans Memorial Park |
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Welcome to the Knox County Veterans Memorial Park. The monuments that stand before you are dedicated to the memory of all the military veterans from Knox County. Most prominent is the “Soldiers and Sailors Civil War monument. Completed in 1914 and restored in 2008, it is dedicated to all Knox County veterans of the Civil War. Two hundred thousand Indiana citizens joined the Union War effort. Over two thousand of these citizens came from Knox County. . . . — Map (db m23581) |
| Tennessee (Hardin County), Shiloh — First Division, Army of the Tennessee Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand |
| | U.S. First Division, Army of the Tennessee. Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand. 1st Brigade, Col. Abraham M. Hare, 11th Iowa (w'd) Col. Marcellus M. Crocker, 13th Iowa.
2d Brigade, Col. C. Carroll Marsh, 20th Illinois.
3d Brigade, Col. Julius Raith, 43d Ill. (mortally w'd.) Lt. Col. Enos P. Wood, 17th Illinois.
Battery "D" 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., Capt. Edward McAllister, (w'd)
Battery "D" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Capt. James P. Timony
Battery "E" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Lieut. George L. Nispel . . . — Map (db m12840) |
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| Georgia (Catoosa County), Rinngold — The Evans House Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail |
| | The Evans house was a double-pen log structure located on the corner of Guyler and Nashville Streets in Ringgold. Before the war the widow Evans took in boarders at the house to provide an income for her family. Two of these were nurses from the local Confederate hospitals.
Fannie A. Beers was a young woman from Pensacola, Florida, whose husband was serving in the Confederate Army. Fannie had strong feeling for the Confederacy and early in the war offered her services as a nurse. She went . . . — Map (db m12311) |
| Massachusetts (Middlesex County), Lexington — Lexington Ship Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those who served aboard a ship named Lexington ----------------- April 18, 1988 ----------------- The Lexington Lions Club U.S.S. Lexington CV-16 Association 1st Lexington 16 Gun Brigantine Originally the merchantman “Wild Duck”. Purchased by Continental Congress in March, 1776 and renamed in honor of the courageous Lexington Minutemen, she captured three British ships while patrolling Virginia Capes. Seized by a British frigate when returning from . . . — Map (db m18634) |
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| Missouri (New Madrid County), New Madrid — New Madrid & Island No. Ten A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri |
| | At this location, and at other locations up and down stream, the Siege of New Madrid and the Island No. Ten campaigns took place during the months of March and April of 1862. Union victories here ensured Federal control of the middle Mississippi River and were part of a string of Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Pea Ridge, Shiloh and Corinth in the western theater of the Civil War. These victories provided momentum for the Union cause in the West, launched the careers of such . . . — Map (db m12342) |
| Tennessee (Lake County), Tiptonville — 4B 28 — Capture of Island No. 10 |
| | An incident in the systematic process of opening the great rivers which served the heart of the Confederacy to Federal control, this was performed by Pope's Army of the Mississippi, assisted by a naval task force under Commo. Andrew H. Foote. Federal troops present in reduction of Island No. 10 were over 20,000, all arms being represented including the "flotilla brigade," attached to the naval task force. Naval units present were six gunboats, mounting 15 guns each, except the flagship, 16 . . . — Map (db m18187) |
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| Tennessee (Hamblen County), Russellville — Russellville Area From Bridge to Bridge The Role of the Russellville Area During the Civil War |
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Early Russellville (1780-1859) The Russellville area was settled shortly after the American Revolution. The first pioneers probably were in the area by 1780-1782, when the land was still known as Indian Territory. Early land grants from North Carolina were awarded to men that had fought the British as part of John Sevier and Isaac Shelby's famous Overmountain Militia. Other citizens also received grants for their service to the war. Three of the earliest on record . . . — Map (db m25476) |
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