Pittsburg Landing near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Hickenlooper's Battery
Prentiss' Division
— Army of the Tennessee —
Photographed By Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. Hickenlooper's Battery Marker
Hickenlooper's Battery,
5th Ohio Lt. Art., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This battery had two guns in position here Sunday, 5 p.m. and night of April 6, 1862.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 239.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1862.
Location. 35° 9.119′ N, 88° 19.88′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is in Pittsburg Landing. Marker is on Pittsburg Landing Road, 0.2 miles west of Corinth-Pittsburg Road, on the right when traveling east. 120 yards south of road in Chambers Field. 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. 81st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Sweeney (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuttle (about 600 feet away); 9th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); 2nd Iowa Infantry (about 700 feet away); 7th Iowa Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 3rd Iowa Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 8th Illinois, 18th Illinois, 13th Iowa (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
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Photographed By Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. Hickenlooper's Battery Marker
Looking south.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
