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

U.S. Munch’s Battery

1st Minn. Lt. Art., Prentiss' (6th) Div.

— Army of the Tennessee —

Munch Battery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

1. Munch Battery Marker

Inscription. This battery, with five guns, was in action here from 5:30 P.M. To 6:30 P.M. April 6, 1862 and bivouacked here Sunday night.

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

Location. 35° 8.927′ N, 88° 19.191′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Riverside Drive south of Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 997 Riverside Dr, 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: Strategic Location (within shouting distance of this marker); Pittsburg Landing (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 9th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); End of a Long, Hard Day (about 500 feet away); Camp of Powell's Battery (about 600 feet away); Powell's Battery (about 600 feet away); Headquarters General U. S. Grant (about 700 feet away); 54th Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by David Austin, April 13, 2025

2. Munch Battery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 10 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.