Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
13th Arkansas Infantry
Stewart's Brigade - Clark's Division - Polk's Corps
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Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
1. 13th Arkansas Infantry Tablet
Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Grayson was killed leading this regiment at Shiloh.
Army of the Mississippi.
13th Arkansas Infantry,
Stewart's (2d) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div.,
Polk's Corps.
This Regiment was engaged here, Monday April 7, 1862 until about 1 p.m.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 326.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1932.
Location. 35° 7.85′ N, 88° 20.361′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling east. Located at the southern edge of Davis' Wheat Field 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: Terrill's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Bate's 2nd Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Gibson's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Repulse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith's Brigade (about 300 feet away); Washington (La.) Artillery (about 400 feet away); Harper's Mississippi Battery
this page online
Also see . . . 13th Arkansas Infantry. The regiment was mustered in at Harrisburg, Arkansas. The site lists not only the enlistment rosters, but a list of those killed at Shiloh. (Submitted on October 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
2. 13th Arkansas Infantry Tablet
The regiment was positioned near the tablet's location at the resumption of fighting on April 7, 1862.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,604 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
