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

Stuart

Brigade Heaquarters Monument

 
 
Stuart's Brigade HQ Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
1. Stuart's Brigade HQ Monument
The star with the inscription is currently missing.
Inscription.
U. S.
Headquarters, 2d Brigade,
5th Division,
Army of the Tennessee.
Col. David Stuart, 55th Illinois,
Commanding.
Established March 19, 1862.

 
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 19, 1791.
 
Location. 35° 7.698′ N, 88° 19.573′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Federal Road, on the right when traveling east. Located at tour stop 11 (the Field Hospital) on the driving tour of 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: Field Hospital (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Offense Stalls (within shouting distance of this marker); Thousands of Wounded (within shouting distance of this marker); 71st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 71st Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Mann's Battery (about
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600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gage's Alabama Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
Also see . . .  Stuart's Brigade. Blog article from Nick Kurtz describing the Brigade's activities. (Submitted on September 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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