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

Camp of Powell's Battery

Battery F, 2nd Illinois Lt. Artillery - Prentiss' Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

Camp of Powell's Battery Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. Camp of Powell's Battery Tablet

Inscription. U.S.
Camp of
Powell's Battery,
"F," 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was in rear of Prentiss, at Hornets' Nest.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number A-82.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1825.

Location. 35° 9.003′ N, 88° 19.277′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is in Pittsburg Landing. It is on Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling east. Located between the visitor center parking lot and the National Cemetery at 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: Powell's Battery (here, next to this marker); 54th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Shiloh National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shiloh National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Headquarters General U. S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); 55th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Camp of Powell's Battery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Camp of Powell's Battery

Looking past the Blakely Rifle at the battery position at the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.