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

Veatch

Headquarters, 2nd Brigade - 4th Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

Veatch Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. Veatch Marker

Inscription. (On monument base)
Veatch
(On star)
U. S.
Headquarters, 2d Brigade,
4th Division,
Army of the Tennessee.
Col. James C. Veatch,
25th Indiana,
Commanding.
Established March 18, 1862.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number M010.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1862.

Location. 35° 8.855′ N, 88° 20.002′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hamburg-Savannah Road 0.1 miles north of Cavalry Road, on the right when traveling north. 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 14th Illinois - 25th Indiana (a few steps from this marker); 18th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); McAllister's Battery (about 500 feet away); 7th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); The Cost of Battle (about 700 feet away); Confederate Burial Trench (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named 14th Illinois - 25th Indiana (approx. 0.2 miles away); 9th Illinois Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. Veatch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.