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

Wisconsin State Monument

 
 
Wisconsin State Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 13, 2004
1. Wisconsin State Monument Marker
Inscription.
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

The 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry participated in the Battle of Shiloh April 7, 1862. It lost 16 killed, 74 wounded, 3 missing; total, 93.

The 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry participated in the Battle of Shiloh April 6 & 7, 1862. It lost 40 killed, 188 wounded, 26 missing; total, 254.

The 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry participated in the Battle of Shiloh April 6 & 7, 1862. It lost 23 killed, 83 wounded, 174 missing; total, 280.
 
Erected 1905 by Wisconsin Shiloh Monument Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1847.
 
Location. 35° 8.162′ N, 88° 20.199′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hornet's Nest Loop 0.1 miles east of Eastern Corinth Road, on the right when traveling south. Located near the Sunken Road section of Shiloh National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 14th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Kentucky Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Kentucky Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 23rd Missouri Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 26th Kentucky Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Mendenhall's Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welker's Battery (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
Also see . . .  Wisconsin State Monument. The monument was dedicated on April 7, 1906. (Submitted on October 6, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado.) 
 
Wisconsin State Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 11, 2004
2. Wisconsin State Monument Marker
Wisconsin State Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 11, 2004
3. Wisconsin State Monument Marker
Wisconsin State Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 11, 2004
4. Wisconsin State Monument Marker
Wisconsin State Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 11, 2004
5. Wisconsin State Monument Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. This page has been viewed 2,259 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado.   5. submitted on October 6, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026