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

6th Iowa Infantry

Burial Place

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. 6th Iowa Infantry Marker

Inscription. Burial Place
6th Iowa Infantry
37 Bodies Removed
to
Nat'l Cemetery

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number BG20.)

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

Location. 35° 8.519′ N, 88° 20.983′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from the intersection of Sherman Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Extension Road, on the right when traveling south. 200 yards northwest of intersection on trail in woods, 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named 6th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Burial Trench #2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Shiloh’s Casualties (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 81st Ohio Infantry (about 300 feet away); Camp of 48th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away); 13th Missouri Infantry (about 300 feet away); Anderson's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 43rd Illinois Infantry (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. 6th Iowa Infantry Marker

Looking east.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.