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

Chalmers' Brigade

Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps

— Army of the Mississippi. —

 
 
Chalmers' (2d) Brigade. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
1. Chalmers' (2d) Brigade. Marker
Inscription.
C. S.
Chalmers' (2d) Brigade,
9th Miss., 7th Miss., 5th Miss., 2 Cos. 52d Tenn., 10th Miss.,
Withers' (2d) Div., Bragg's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
At 5.30 p.m., April 6, 1862, this brigade assisted in the capture of part of W. H. L. Wallace's Division, Union Army; the 14th Iowa surrendering to 9th Miss.
 
Erected by Shiloh National Battlefield Commission. (Marker Number 397.)
 
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° 8.4′ N, 88° 19.933′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Hamburg-Savannah Road and Brown's Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south on Hamburg-Savannah Road. 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
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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: 14th Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 19th Alabama Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Welker's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Alabama State Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Richardson's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Clanton's Alabama Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp of 32nd Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith's Brigade (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
Chalmers' Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
2. Chalmers' Brigade Marker
Looking west from Hamburg-Savannah Road.
Chalmers' Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
3. Chalmers' Brigade Marker
Looking south along Hamburg-Savannah Road. Marker visible to right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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