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

Confederate Offense Stalls

— Shiloh National Military Park —

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

1. Confederate Offense Stalls Marker

Inscription. After nearly six hours, the first day's battlefront had advanced to this point from where it began about two miles to the southwest. With the first Union camps captured, General Albert Sidney Johnston turned his attention to a "strong Union force" reported to be threatening his right. Colonel David Stuart's brigade, on the Union's left flank, was encamped here and assigned to guard the Hamburg Road. Johnston deployed two brigades under General Jones M. Withers to attack Stuart. Withers' infantry, led by General James Chalmers and Colonel John K. Jackson, supported by artillery, quickly drove Stuart from his camps and onto a new position to the east (right). Isolated from Union forces heavily engaged to their northwest, Stuart waged a stubborn defense, stalling Withers' advance for three long hours. Finally forced to retreat at mid-afternoon, the wounded Stuart, with his surviving troops, retreated north to join other Union forces near Pittsburg Landing.

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Genreal James Chalmers
Colonel David Stuart

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number Stop 16.)

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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1862.

Location. 35° 7.692′ N, 88° 19.555′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from the intersection of Hamburg Purdy Road and Hamburg Savannah 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thousands of Wounded (here, next to this marker); Field Hospital (a few steps from this marker); 71st Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 71st Ohio Infantry

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

2. Confederate Offense Stalls Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Gage's Alabama Battery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mann's Battery (about 700 feet 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.)

Markers near Larkin Bell's Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2021

3. Markers near Larkin Bell's Field

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.