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

Gibson's Brigade

Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps

— Army of the Mississippi —

Gibson's Brigade Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. Gibson's Brigade Tablet

Inscription. C.S.
Gibson's (1st) Brigade,
4th La., 13th La., 1st Ark., 19th La.,
Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This Brigade made four charges over this ground between noon and 2.30 p.m. April 6, 1862 and was each time repulsed with heavy loss.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 348.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1832.

Location. 35° 8.084′ N, 88° 20.319′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Eastern Corinth Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Anderson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Arkansas Battalion - 8th Arkansas - 27th Tennessee - 44th Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaver's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephens' Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Arkansas Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Putnam Stump (about 300 feet away); Munch's Battery

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(about 300 feet away); 8th Iowa Infantry (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . . Battle of Shiloh. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Gibson's Brigade Tabet image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Gibson's Brigade Tabet

Gibson's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, July 24, 2010

3. Gibson's Brigade Marker

While the underbrush is thicker today than in 1862, this gives an idea of the wooded terrain the brigade had to charge through.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 30, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri.