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

14th Illinois Infantry

Veatch's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

 
 
14th Illinois Infantry Tablet image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
1. 14th Illinois Infantry Tablet
Colonel Cyrus Hall commanded the regiment in the battle.
Inscription.
U.S.
14th Illinois Infantry,
Veatch's (2d) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment occupied this position in line from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. April 6, 1862.
 
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 148.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1775.
 
Location. 35° 9.025′ N, 88° 19.456′ 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 south of the visitor center, along Grant's Last Line, 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: Mann's Battery (a few steps from this marker); 40th Illinois - 6th Iowa Infantry Regiments (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Indiana Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Iowa Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 51st Indiana Infantry (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Dresser's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 11th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
14th Illinois Infantry Position image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
2. 14th Illinois Infantry Position
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,237 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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