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

Mendenhall's Battery

Batteries H & M, 4th United States Artillery - Crittenden's Division

— Army of the Ohio —

4th United States Artillery, (Batteries H & M) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. 4th United States Artillery, (Batteries H & M) Marker

Inscription. U.S.
Army of the Ohio.
Mendenhall's Battery,
"H" & "M" 4th United States Artillery,
Crittenden's (5th) Division
This battery, of four guns, was engaged here from 9 a.m. to 12 m. April 7, 1862. It then moved to the right 350 yards.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 289.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1864.

Location. 35° 8.112′ N, 88° 19.982′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Hamburg-Savannah Road, half a mile north of Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling north. In the middle of Wicker Field in Shiloh National Military Park. 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. 41st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ross' Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Richardson's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Kentucky Infantry

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Powell's Battery (about 400 feet away); 28th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. 4th United States Artillery, (Batteries H & M) Marker

Looking west along the line held in Wicker Field.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 6 times this year. Last updated on November 24, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.