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

Ohio

8th Battery

Photographed by David Austin

1. Ohio Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front) Ohio
8th Battery
Light Artillery
Commanded by Capt. Louis Markgraf
Unassigned
Army of the Tennessee (back)
This battery of 6 guns was in action here from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm April 6, 1862.
Its loss was 3 men wounded.

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

Location. 35° 8.801′ N, 88° 19.183′ W. Memorial is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Riverside Drive one mile east of Hamburg Savannah Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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marker: End of a Long, Hard Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Gunboats on the River (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gunboats Tyler and Lexington (about 700 feet away); U.S. Munch’s Battery (about 800 feet away); Changing Size and Color (approx. 0.2 miles away); Strategic Location (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pittsburg Landing (approx. 0.2 miles away); 9th Illinois Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . . Shiloh National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on June 3, 2023.)

Ohio Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin

2. Ohio Marker (Back)

Photographed by David Austin

3. Ohio Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2023, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.