Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Hickenlooper's Battery
5th Ohio Light Artillery - Prentiss' Division
— Army of the Tennessee —
Photographed By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010
1. Hickenlooper's Battery Marker
Hickenlooper's Battery,
5th Ohio Lt. Art., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This battery, with three guns, was in action here at 4.30 P.M. April 6, 1862.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 238.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1938.
Location. 35° 9.043′ N, 88° 20.117′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Hamburg-Savannah Road, 0.3 miles south of State Highway 22, on the right when traveling south. This section of Hamburg-Savannah Road is an unpaved pedestrian route, 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. Marsh's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 13th Missouri Infantry (about 400 feet away); 43rd Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); 46th Illinois Infantry (about 700 feet away); U.S. Camp of Willard's Battery, (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. 17th Illinois Infantry - 49th Illinois Infantry
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Photographed By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010
2. Hickenlooper's Battery Marker
Looking east on Hamburg-Savannah Road. This marker in foreground; Marsh's brigade tablet in background. Mulberry Field to the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 520 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
