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

8th Iowa Infantry

Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

8th Iowa Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. 8th Iowa Infantry Marker

Inscription. U.S.
8th Iowa Infantry,
Sweeny's (3d) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This regiment held this position, supporting Stone's battery, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 6, 1862 and then moved to left and front 350 yards.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 87.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1692.

Location. 35° 8.263′ N, 88° 20.224′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Eastern Corinth Road 0.1 miles south of Corinth-Pittsburg Road, on the right when traveling south. Located 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: Bartlett's Battery (a few steps from this marker); 59th Ohio Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 19th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 61st Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Richardson's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 13th Kentucky Infantry (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 12th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone's Battery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. 8th Iowa Infantry Marker

Looking south along Eastern Corinth Road. Bartlett's Battery monument visible in background.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

3. 8th Iowa Infantry Marker

Looking north along Eastern Corinth Road. 19th Ohio Infantry Monument visible in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.