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

Kirk's (5th) Brigade

McCooks (2d) Division

— Army of the Ohio —

Kirk's (5th) Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin

1. Kirk's (5th) Brigade Marker

Inscription. U.S.
Army of the Ohio
Kirk’s (5th) Brigade
34th Ill., 30th Ind., 29th Ind.
77th Pennsylvania
McCook’s (2d) Division
This brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, formed here at 8 a.m. April 7, 1862, in reserve. It followed Rousseau’s Brigade to Woolf Field where it became engaged in the front line.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1862.

Location. 35° 8.612′ N, 88° 20.009′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from the intersection of Confederate Road and Hamburg Savannah Road, on the right when traveling south. Location is in the woods. 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

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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. 81st Ohio Infantry, (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Second Division, Army of the Ohio (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); C.S. Trabue's (1st) Brigade (about 400 feet away); Ross's Battery Camp (about 400 feet away); U.S. Fourth Division, Army of the Tennessee. (about 600 feet away); 33d Tennessee Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Also see . . . Shiloh National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on May 1, 2025.)

Photographed by David Austin

2. Kirk's (5th) Brigade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2025, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.