Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Robertson's Alabama Battery
Gladden's Brigade - Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps
| | Army of the Mississippi | |
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
1. Robertson's Alabama Battery Marker
Army of the Mississippi.
Robertsons' Ala. Battery,
Gladden's (1st) Brig., Withers' (2d) Div.,
Bragg's Corps.
This battery of four 12 pdr. Napoleons, was in action here Monday, April 7, 1862 until about 1 p.m.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 391.)
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. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 7.717′ N, 88° 19.783′ W. Marker was near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It was on Hamburg-Purdy Road 0.1 miles west of Hamburg-Savannah Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in West Tennessee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: 26th Alabama - 21st Alabama (a few steps from this marker); Bowen's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalmers' 2nd Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Ammen's (10th) Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); 19th Alabama - 2nd Texas (about 300 feet away, measured
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
2. Robertson's Alabama Battery Marker
Looking west on Hamburg-Purdy Road.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
3. Robertson's Alabama Battery Marker
Looking east on Hamburg-Purdy Road toward Hamburg-Savannah Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
