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

70th Ohio Infantry

Buckland's Brigade - Sherman's Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

70th Ohio Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. 70th Ohio Infantry Marker

Inscription. U.S.
70th Ohio Infantry,
Buckland's (4th) Brig., Sherman's (5th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here from 12 M. to 2 P.M. April 6, 1862 and then retired to Hamburg and Savannah Road.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 199.)

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

Location. 35° 8.617′ N, 88° 21.017′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Sherman Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Extension Road, on the right when traveling south on Sherman Road. 1/4 mile northeast 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

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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: Buckland's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 46th Ohio Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp of Burrow's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp of McAllister's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Iowa Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anderson's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Shiloh’s Casualties (about 600 feet away); Confederate Burial Trench #2 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed by Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. 70th Ohio Infantry Marker

Looking west.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 3,532 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.