Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

26th Alabama - 21st Alabama

Gladden's Brigade - Withers' Division

— Bragg's Corps —

26th Alabama - 21st Alabama Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. 26th Alabama - 21st Alabama Tablet

Inscription. C.S.
Army of the Mississippi.
26th Alabama, 21st Alabama,
Gladden's (1st) Brigade, Withers' (2d) Division,
Bragg's Corps.
These regiments were engaged here from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7, 1862.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 389.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1932.

Location. 35° 7.711′ N, 88° 19.773′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chalmers' 2nd Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Ammen's (10th) Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Bowen's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 19th Alabama - 2nd Texas (about 300 feet away); Mann's Battery (about 300 feet away); Texas (about 400 feet away); General Albert Sidney Johnston (about 500 feet away); Conquer or Perish (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Robertson's Alabama Battery (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. 26th Alabama - 21st Alabama Tablet

26th Alabama - 21st Alabama Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011

3. 26th Alabama - 21st Alabama Marker

Looking west on Hamburg-Purdy Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,250 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on May 1, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri.