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

56th Ohio Infantry

Whittlesey's Brigade - Lew Wallace's Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

56th Ohio Infantry Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. 56th Ohio Infantry Monument

Inscription. (Front):Ohio
56th Infantry
commanded by
Col. Peter Kinney
Whittlesey's (2d) Brigade
L. Wallace's (3d) Division
Army of the
Tennessee
(Back):This regiment was left to guard
stores at Crump's Landing

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 9.057′ N, 88° 19.591′ 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 west. Located west 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: 64th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 5th Ohio Cavalry (a few steps from this marker); 15th Illinois - 25th Indiana (within shouting distance of this marker); 65th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Welker's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 68th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Lauman's Brigade (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . . 56th Ohio Infantry Resources. Lists of resources pertaining to the regiment's history, and a copy of the regiment's service record. (Submitted on August 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Back of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Back of Monument

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

3. 56th Ohio Infantry Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,077 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.