Pittsburg Landing near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Shiloh National Cemetery
Shiloh National Military Park
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2020
1. Shiloh National Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Shiloh National Cemetery. Shiloh National Military Park. After the battle, Federal soldiers buried the dead from both sides where they fell. Congress established Shiloh National Cemetery in 1866 for the permanent burial of US military personnel killed at Shiloh as well as those who died at other locations on the Lower Tennessee River. Bodies of Federal soldiers from 565 locations were recovered and reburied here. Later, when Congress established the national park in 1894, it created a commission of Union and Confederate Shiloh veterans to record and preserve the history of the battle on the actual landscape it occurred. The commission decided to preserve and honor the historic graves of the Confederate dead in place on the battlefield. As stewards of the park, the National Park Service preserves the commission's decision, continuing to protect and honor the burial sites of Shiloh's Confederate dead on the battlefield., (caption) , Shiloh's Confederate dead remain in preserved war graves on the battlefield.
After the battle, Federal soldiers buried the dead from both sides where they fell. Congress established Shiloh National Cemetery in 1866 for the permanent burial of US military personnel killed at Shiloh as well as those who died at other locations on the Lower Tennessee River. Bodies of Federal soldiers from 565 locations were recovered and reburied here. Later, when Congress established the national park in 1894, it created a commission of Union and Confederate Shiloh veterans to record and preserve the history of the battle on the actual landscape it occurred. The commission decided to preserve and honor the historic graves of the Confederate dead in place on the battlefield. As stewards of the park, the National Park Service preserves the commission's decision, continuing to protect and honor the burial sites of Shiloh's Confederate dead on the battlefield.
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Shiloh's Confederate dead remain in preserved war graves on the battlefield.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
• War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.
Location. 35° 9.034′ N, 88° 19.267′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is in Pittsburg Landing. It can be reached from the intersection of National Cemetery Road and Pittsburg Landing Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located inside the entrance to the National Cemetery in Shiloh National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1055 Pittsburg Landing Rd, 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: A different marker also named Shiloh National Cemetery
Also see . . . 1. Shiloh National Military Park. (Submitted on August 17, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.) 2. Shiloh National Cemetery. (Submitted on August 17, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2020
3. Shiloh National Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2020
4. Shiloh National Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
