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Michie in McNairy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

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C. S. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
1. C. S. Marker
Inscription. Three miles north of this point, and four miles from the Shiloh battle field, the Confederate army commanded by Albert Sydney Johnston was concentrated on April 5, 1862, for the attack on the Union army under General U.S. Grant at Shiloh.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 35° 3.274′ N, 88° 26.262′ W. Marker is in Michie, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is on Tennessee Route 22 north of Post Office Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Michie TN 38357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Upper South, and in the Black Belt. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Approach to Shiloh (approx. 0.2 miles away); Withdrawal from Shiloh (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Shiloh (approx. 2.7 miles away); The 12th of August Ambush (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fallen Timbers (approx. 4.2 miles away); C.S. Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi (approx. 5 miles away); Johnston's Last Bivouac (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named The 12th of August Ambush (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Michie.
 
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C. S. Marker Area image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
2. C. S. Marker Area
C. S. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by David Austin, December 9, 2020
3. C. S. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2020, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2020, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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