Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
21st Missouri and pickets
Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division
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Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 14, 2004
1. 21st Missouri and pickets Marker
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.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 217.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1905.
Location. 35° 7.258′ N, 88° 21.118′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Reconnoitering Road, on the right when traveling north. Located a few dozen yards south of the road along the old farm road beds leading to Seay 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.
Regionally, this marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Attack (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 7th Arkansas and 2d Arkansas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Line of Defense (approx. 0.2 miles away); 21st Missouri and Pickets (approx. 0.2 miles away); 12th Michigan Infantry (approx. Ό mile away); 25th Missouri Infantry
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. This page has been viewed 1,249 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 14, 2008, by Nick Kurtz of Littleton, Colorado. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
