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

Confederate Attack

— Shiloh National Military Park —

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

1. Confederate Attack Marker

Inscription. The early morning skirmish in Fraley Field alerted forward Union commanders to the tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers descending upon their southernmost camps. General Benjamin M. Prentiss hastily organized a battle line along the next ridge in front of you to engage the massive Confederate onslaught. Fighting continued here for about an hour as Union troops halted and hurled back the initial Confederate attacks. As more Confederate brigades entered the fight, threatening their exposed flanks, Prentiss' troops retired their battle line one-quarter mile north to defend their camps.

Still advancing, firing as we moved, I, at last, saw a row of little globes of pearly smoke streaked with crimson, breaking out with sportive quickness from a long line of bluey...figures.
Private Henry M. Stanley
Co. E, 6th Arkansas Infantry

(caption) Private Henry Morton Stanley

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number Stop 8.)

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° 7.307′ N, 88° 21.066′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Reconnoitering

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Road east of Corinth Road, on the right when traveling north. 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: 21st Missouri and pickets (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 7th Arkansas and 2d Arkansas (about 500 feet away); Union Line of Defense (about 500 feet away); 12th Michigan Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 25th Missouri Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); 21st Missouri and Pickets (approx. ¼ mile away); Shaver's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); Wood's Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away). 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.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

2. Confederate Attack Marker

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 459 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.