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

U.S. Camp of Willard's Battery,

Camp of Willards Battery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, May 29, 2022

1. Camp of Willards Battery Marker

Inscription.
"A", 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee
First position in line of battle, April 6, 1862, was 1¼ miles south, at S.E. corner of Peach Orchard.

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° 9.181′ N, 88° 20.087′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Pittsburg Landing Road 0.2 miles east of Tennessee Route 22, on the right when traveling east. Located in Shiloh National Military Park. 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:

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46th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. 17th Illinois Infantry - 49th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); 43rd Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); U.S. Headquarters, 2d Brigade, (about 600 feet away); 13th Missouri Infantry (about 600 feet away); Sweeney (about 600 feet away); Camp of 9th Illinois Infantry (about 700 feet away); U.S. Third Division, Army of the Tennessee. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by David Austin, May 29, 2022

2. Camp of Willards Battery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2022, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.