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

21st Missouri Infantry

Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

21st Missouri Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nick Kurtz, June 13, 2004

1. 21st Missouri Infantry Marker

Inscription. U.S.
21st Missouri Infantry,
Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This regiment was engaged here from 8:30 to 9 A.M. April 6, 1862. It then retired to Prentiss' 3d position.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 219.)

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° 7.485′ N, 88° 20.622′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Peabody Road, on the right when traveling east. Located near stop 10 (the Union Camps) on the driving tour 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 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: 16th Wisconsin Infantry (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camp of 16th Wisconsin Infantry (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named 21st Missouri Infantry (about 600 feet away); 12th Michigan Infantry (about 700 feet away); Swett's Mississippi Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named 16th Wisconsin Infantry

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Munch's Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harper's Mississippi Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

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 980 times since then and 24 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.