Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bruce's Brigade
Nelson's Division
| | Army of the Ohio | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
1. Bruce's Brigade Tablet
Colonel Sanders D. Bruce commanded the brigade.
Army of the Ohio.
Bruce's (22d) Brigade,
2d Kentucky, 1st Kentucky,
20th Kentucky,
Nelson's (4th) Division.
This Brigade, with its regiments in order as above was engaged near this place about noon April 7, 1862. It was driven back but recovered the ground at 2 p.m. and bivouacked here Monday night.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 268.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1861.
Location. 35° 7.694′ N, 88° 19.926′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the right when traveling east. Located on the south of the Peach Orchard 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: Johnson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Statham's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Venable's Tenn. Infantry (about 400 feet away); 19th Alabama - 2nd Texas (about 400 feet away); Bowen's Brigade
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Other markers no longer nearby. Williams' Brigade (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Robertson's Alabama Battery (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
2. Bruce's Brigade Tablet
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
