Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Gage's Alabama Battery
Chalmers' Brigade - Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps
| | Army of the Mississippi | |
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
1. Gage's Alabama Battery Marker
Gage's Alabama Battery,
Chalmers' (2d) Brig., Withers' (2d) Div., Bragg's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This battery was engaged here from 12 m. to 2 p.m., April 6, 1862.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 400.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1905.
Location. 35° 7.6′ N, 88° 19.467′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Hamburg-Savannah Road Ό mile south of Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling south. 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: 55th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalmers' Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson's Brigade (about 700 feet away); 71st Ohio Infantry (about 700 feet away); Thousands of Wounded (about 700 feet away); Confederate Offense Stalls (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named 55th Illinois Infantry (about 700 feet away); Field Hospital (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
2. Gage's Alabama Battery Marker
Looking northeast.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 17, 2011
3. Gage's Alabama Battery Marker
Looking north along Hamburg-Savannah road.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
