Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Battle Reaches Duncan's Farm
Shiloh National Military Park
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021
1. Battle Reaches Duncan's Farm Marker
Inscription.
Battle Reaches Duncan's Farm. . Some of the most severe fighting during the Battle of Shiloh occurred on Joseph Duncan's Farm in front of you. By mid-morning on the first day, General Albert Sidney Johnston's attack on the Union army had advanced the battle lines more than a mile northward from where fighting began at Fraley Field. Under the initial Confederate onslaught, Generals William T. Sherman and Benjamin Prentiss requested assistance from Union divisions camped further north. While General John A. McClernand moved to support Sherman, Generals William H.L. Wallace and Stephen A. Hurlbut encountered Prentiss' scattered remnants retreating north from their abandoned camps. Hurlbut deployed his troops one-half mile southeast of here on Sarah Bell's farm, while Wallace occupied Duncan's farm, his line fronted this field and extended southward through the thicket beyond., The new Union center had 6,200 men massed along this half-mile sector, with 3,000 more in reserve. Confederate brigades advancing north from Prentiss' captured camps attacked this hastily formed front after 10 am., (captions) , General William H.L. Wallace, 1 . Prentiss' troops retreat from their camps under heavy Confederate attack. , 2 . Confederates advance north from Prentiss' captured camps to assault Union forces occupying Duncan's farm. , 3 . Johnston shifts some of his army east to attack a strong Union force reported to be threatening the Confederate right.
Some of the most severe fighting during the Battle of Shiloh occurred on Joseph Duncan's Farm in front of you. By mid-morning on the first day, General Albert Sidney Johnston's attack on the Union army had advanced the battle lines more than a mile northward from where fighting began at Fraley Field. Under the initial Confederate onslaught, Generals William T. Sherman and Benjamin Prentiss requested assistance from Union divisions camped further north. While General John A. McClernand moved to support Sherman, Generals William H.L. Wallace and Stephen A. Hurlbut encountered Prentiss' scattered remnants retreating north from their abandoned camps. Hurlbut deployed his troops one-half mile southeast of here on Sarah Bell's farm, while Wallace occupied Duncan's farm, his line fronted this field and extended southward through the thicket beyond.
The new Union center had 6,200 men massed along this half-mile sector, with 3,000 more in reserve. Confederate brigades advancing north from Prentiss' captured camps attacked this hastily formed front after 10 am.
(captions)
General William H.L. Wallace
1 Prentiss' troops retreat from their camps under heavy Confederate attack.
2 Confederates advance north from Prentiss' captured camps to assault Union forces
occupying Duncan's farm.
3 Johnston shifts some of his army east to attack a strong Union force reported to be
threatening the Confederate right.
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Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number Stop 3.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1862.
Location. 35° 8.29′ N, 88° 20.409′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Confederate Road east of Eastern Corinth Road, on the left when traveling east. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
