Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Girardey's Georgia Battery
Jackson's Brigade -- Withers' Division -- Bragg's Corps
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010
1. Girardey's Georgia Battery Marker
Army of the Mississippi
Girardey's Georgia Battery,
Jackson's (3d) Brigade, Withers' (2d) Division,
Bragg's Corps.
This battery was engaged here April 7, 1862 at about 10 A.M., in an artillery duel with Union batteries in Jones Field.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 411.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1802.
Location. 35° 8.705′ N, 88° 20.783′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Cavalry Road 0.1 miles east of Sherman Road, on the left when traveling west. 250 yards south of Cavalry Road at south edge of Jones Field, 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: 4th Tennessee Infantry (a few steps from this marker); Marsh's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 16th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaver's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010
2. Girardey's Georgia Battery Marker
Looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
