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

U.S. 81st Ohio Infantry,

McArthur's 2d Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's 2d Div.,

— Army of the Tennessee —

81st Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

1. 81st Ohio Infantry Marker

Inscription. This regiment was engaged here at about 4 to 5 o'clock P.M., April 6, 1862, it then retired to the left of the camp of the 2d Iowa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 35° 8.634′ N, 88° 19.991′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hamburg-Savannah Rd, on the right. Just inside of the Woods Line near the Michigan Monument. 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: U.S. Second Division, Army of the Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirk's (5th) Brigade

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Michigan Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Mississippi Cavalry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ross's Battery Camp (about 300 feet away); C.S. Trabue's (1st) Brigade (about 500 feet away); U.S. Fourth Division, Army of the Tennessee. (about 700 feet away); 7th Illinois Infantry (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

2. 81st Ohio Infantry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.