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

Violent Sabbath

— Shiloh National Military Park —

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

1. Violent Sabbath Marker

Inscription. Early morning musketry a mile south awakened General William T. Sherman's Union soldiers camped around Shiloh Church. The approaching Confederate onslaught alerted Sherman's men this fight was more than a mere skirmish. Over the next four hours, one-third of General Albert Sidney Johnston's Confederate Army slammed into Sherman's force. General John A. McClernand rushed infantry and artillery to Sherman's support as the Confederates struggled across swampy Shiloh Branch (front). These attacks by five brigades upon a front capable of supporting only a single brigade—through nearly impassable terrain under heavy fire—produced great confusion and terrible casualties for the Confederates. Nevertheless, Sherman's defense crumbled after Johnston overran Prentiss' Union camps a mile east (left). Outflanked, Sherman abandoned this front and retired north.

The enemy poured such a destructive fire upon our ranks that we were unable to stand it...Our menfell back a short distance, when Colonel Bate rallied them for another charge. We almost [went] as far this time as we did the first, but were compelled to retreat again.
Sergeant Robert D. Smith
Co. B, 2nd Tennessee Infantry

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Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number Stop 5.)

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° 8.028′ N, 88° 21.319′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Confederate Road south of Hamburg Purdy Road, on the right when traveling south. 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: Shiloh Church (here, next to this marker); Follow, Not Go! (here, next to this marker); Army of the Mississippi (a few steps from this marker); Army of the Ohio (a few steps from

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

2. Violent Sabbath Marker

this marker); Army of the Tennessee (a few steps from this marker); Battery B, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (a few steps from this marker); Shiloh United Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); Shiloh Log Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . . Shiloh National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on October 17, 2021.)

Shiloh Church Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

3. Shiloh Church Markers

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 408 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.