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

General Albert Sidney Johnston

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2003

1. General Albert Sidney Johnston Tablet

Inscription. C. S.
General Albert Sidney Johnston
Commanding the Confederate Army
Died Here at 2:30 P.M. April 6, 1862Senator Isham G. Harris, who was Governor of Tennessee in 1862 and was serving as volunteer aid on the staff of Gen. Johnston at Shiloh, visited this field in 1896 for the express purpose of fixing the place where General Johnston fell. After careful examination of the ground, over which the Confederate advance was made, he came to the place now marked by the monument and said: “General Johnston was following the advance of Bowen’s Brigade; he had sent the members of his staff to other parts of the field with orders; I was the last to leave him, with an order to put Statham’s Brigade in motion across the Peach orchard. When I returned General Johnston was alone, sitting on his horse near a large oak tree. I saw him reel in the saddle and rode to his side and asked: ‘General are you hurt?’ He replied: ‘Yes, I fear seriously.’ I supported him in the saddle and guided the two horses to the ravine in rear; lifted him from the horse and placed him on the ground. He was unconscious and died in a few minutes, at 2:30 P.M.”

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Harris fixed the place where the monument stands as the one where General Johnston was wounded, and the spot where this tablet stands as the place where Gen. Johnston died.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number R.)

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° 7.781′ N, 88° 19.728′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Hamburg-Savannah Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is can be accessed from stop 12, "the Death of Johnston," on the tour road 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

Shiloh National Military Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2003

2. Shiloh National Military Park

Marker is located along the tour road in Shiloh National Military Park.

South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Death of General Johnston (within shouting distance of this marker); Conquer or Perish (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named General Albert Sidney Johnston (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 9th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away); Chalmers' 2nd Brigade (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named 9th Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away); Ammen's (10th) Brigade (about 500 feet away); Mann's Battery (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . .
1. Albert Sidney Johnston. History website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Death of Albert Sidney Johnston - Tour Stop #17. NPS Shiloh National Military Park website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing. American Battlefield Trust website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

4. Shiloh National Military Park.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

3. General Albert Sidney Johnston Tablet

National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 1, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

View From the Tablet Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

4. View From the Tablet Location

Looking up the foot trail from the tablet at the location of the larger Johnson Memorial.

Looking Down the Trail To the Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

5. Looking Down the Trail To the Tablet

Looking from the pull off toward the location of the tablet. The tablet, a white spot just beyond the foot bridge at the bottom of this ravine, stands where Johnson is said to have died.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,005 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.