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

45th Illinois Infantry

Burial Place

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. 45th Illinois Infantry Marker

Inscription. Burial Place
45th Illinois Infantry
Bodies Removed
to
Nat'l Cemetery.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number BG09.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 35° 8.394′ N, 88° 21.105′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Loop road to Confederate Burial Trench 0.1 miles west of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling south. 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: Confederate Burial Trench (a few steps from this

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marker); 29th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 30th Indiana Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named 30th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away); Anderson's Brigade (about 400 feet away); Confederate Retreat (about 500 feet away); Beauregard's Last Stand (about 500 feet away); 40th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. 45th Illinois Infantry Marker

Looking west. Confederate burial trench is behind this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.