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

Ross

Headquarters, 3rd Brigade - 1st Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

3rd Brigade Headquarters Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. 3rd Brigade Headquarters Monument

Inscription. U.S.
Headquarters, 3d Brigade,
1st Division,
Army of the Tennessee;
Col. L.F. Ross, 17th Illinois.
Established March 21st,
1862.
Col. Julius Raith,
Commanding,
April 6th, 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 21, 1919.

Location. 35° 8.282′ N, 88° 20.502′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Road, on the left when traveling west. Located near stop four, Ruggles' Battery, on the driving tour of Shiloh National Battlefield, in Duncan Field. 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: Byrne's Mississippi Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 38th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Mississippi and 23d Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Trabue's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Walker's (2nd) Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Ketchum's Alabama Battery

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thunder in the Thicket (about 300 feet away); Ruggles' Batteries (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 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Close Up of the Tablet image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

2. Close Up of the Tablet

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 965 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.