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

Cross Roads

Beauregard's Headquarters

— Army of the Mississippi —

Cross Roads Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. Cross Roads Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

"Cross Roads"
Beauregard's Head Quarters
2 to 6 P.M. April 6, 1862

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1838.

Location. 35° 8.264′ N, 88° 21.128′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is at the intersection of Corinth Road and Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling north on Corinth Road. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wood's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); McAllister's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Rutledge's Tennessee Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Julius Raith (within shouting distance of this marker); Morton's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 43rd Illinois Infantry

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Schwartz's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Monument (about 300 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. Cross Roads Marker

Looking north along Sherman road; Corinth Road turns east to the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.