Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Colonel Everett Peabody
Photographed By Nick Kurtz, June 13, 2004
1. Peabody Mortuary Monument Marker
On shield on cannon:
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.
Erected 1988 by Shiloh National Military Park Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 7.642′ N, 88° 20.798′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Memorial is on Peabody Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Camp of 25th Missouri Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Invasion of the Union Camps (within shouting distance of this marker); Vision for Victory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hungry Soldiers and Souvenirs (about 300 feet away); 25th Missouri Infantry (about 300 feet away); 12th Michigan Infantry (about 700 feet away); Wood's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); 12th Tennessee Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
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More about this marker. This monument denotes the location of Peabody's headquarters and the site of his death. It is the only monument at Shiloh that is a headquarters monument and a mortuary monument.
Also see . . . Battle of Shiloh. National Park Service page about the battle. (Submitted on October 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
2. The "Star" On the Right Side of the Monument
The text in the star has been removed, presumably as part of a repair effort.
Photographed By Nick Kurtz, June 13, 2004
3. Peabody Mortuary Monument Marker
The monument's 18' 7" sq. base has four small corner bases with pyramids of 8" shells. A 30 lb. Parrott tube is mounted vertically in the center, with an inscribed bronze plaque, and capped with a 12 lb. shell.
Photographed By Wikipedia
4. Colonel Everett Peabody
January 1, 1865 Photo - Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield - WICR 30677
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. This page has been viewed 1,685 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 22, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. 2. submitted on September 1, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on October 22, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. 4. submitted on October 9, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
