Pittsburg Landing near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Shiloh National Cemetery
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
1. Shiloh National Cemetery Marker
After the Battle of Shiloh, Federal details buried the dead of both sides near where they fell. The warm weather and great number of bodies made it necessary to bury the dead quickly.
In 1866 the United States Government established this cemetery for the permanent burial of Union soldiers killed at Shiloh and related engagements. Bodies were recovered from the battlefield and reburied here, often in regimental groupings. The Confederate dead remain in five mass graves on the battlefield.
Two-thirds of the 3,500 Civil War soldiers resting here are unknown. Many tombstones bear a number only. Others read simply: "U.S. SOLDIER."
Shiloh National Cemetery
Statistics taken from the Quartermaster General's
Roll of Honor, March 1869
State Represented
Alabama (Known) 1 (Unknown) - (Total) 1
Illinois (Known) 376 (Unknown) 33 (Total) 409
Indiana (Known) 122 (Unknown) 1 (Total) 123
Iowa (Known) 143 (Unknown) - (Total) 143
Kansas (Known) - (Unknown) 1 (Total) 1
Kentucky (Known) 35 (Unknown) - (Total) 35
Louisiana (Known) 1 (Unknown) - (Total) 1
Michigan (Known) 36 (Unknown) - (Total) 36
Minnesota (Known) 1 (Unknown) - (Total) 1
Missouri (Known) 43 (Unknown) 1 (Total) 44
Nebraska (Known) 8 (Unknown) - (Total) 8
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Ohio (Known) 236 (Unknown) 2 (Total) 238
Tennessee (Known) 8 (Unknown) 1 (Total) 9
Wisconsin (Total) 59 (Unknown) 2 (Total) 61
OTHER (Known) 155 (Unknown) 2,316 (Total) 2,471
TOTAL (Known) 1,227 (Unknown) 2,357 (Total) 3,584
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1869.
Location. 35° 9.031′ 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 west. Located at the entrance to the National Cemetery 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: A different marker also named Shiloh National Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); 54th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Headquarters General U. S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); Powell's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 55th Illinois Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
2. Map of the Cemetery
Also see . . . Shiloh National Cemetery. National Park Service website entry:
A search-able database of the internments in the cemetery. Also some historical information about the cemetery. (Submitted on August 21, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
3. Shiloh National Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
4. Shiloh National Cemetery
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
5. Shiloh National Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,497 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
