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

Trabue's Brigade

Breckinridge's Corps

— Army of the Mississippi —

 
 
Trabue's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
1. Trabue's Brigade Marker
Inscription.
C. S.
Army of the Mississippi.
Trabue's (1st) Brigade,
4th Ky., 6th Ky., 31st Ala., 5th Ky., 4th Ala. Battl., Crew's Tenn. Battl., 3d Ky.,
Breckinridge's Corps.

This brigade was engaged here until 10.30 a.m. April 7, 1862. It fell back to left rear and later to Shiloh Church.
 
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 454.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1862.
 
Location. 35° 8.317′ N, 88° 20.517′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Corinth Road 0.4 miles west of Corinth-Pittsburg Road, on the right when traveling west. 80 yards north of road at western edge of Duncan Field. 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: 38th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Byrne's Mississippi Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); 6th Mississippi and 23d Tennessee (within shouting distance of this marker); Walker's (2nd) Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Illinois Infantry
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Ross (within shouting distance of this marker); Ruggles' Batteries (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thunder in the Thicket (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
Trabue's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
2. Trabue's Brigade Marker
Looking east across Duncan's Field in direction of engagement.
Trabue's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
3. Trabue's Brigade Marker
Looking north along the line of battle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 20, 2026