Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Ketchum's Alabama Battery
Pond's Brigade - Ruggles' Division - Bragg's Corps
| | Army of the Mississippi | |
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. Ketchum's Alabama Battery Marker
Army of the Mississippi.
Ketchum's Alabama Battery,
Pond's (3d) Brig., Ruggles' (1st) Div., Bragg's Corps.
This battery bivouacked here Sunday night and was in action at this place on Monday, April 7, 1862 until 9 a.m. It then retired 1/2 mile south-west.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 376.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1945.
Location. 35° 9.017′ N, 88° 20.667′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on State Highway 22 half a mile south of Pittsburg Landing Road, on the left when traveling south. 150 yards southeast of road at northeast edge of Jones 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Camp of 8th Illinois Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp of 18th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith's Brigade (about 300 feet away); 38th TN, 18th LA, Orleans Guard, 16th LA (about 400 feet away); Thompson's Battery (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Ketchum's Alabama Battery (about 500 feet away); 14th Missouri Infantry (about 500 feet away); Oglesby-Hare HQ Monument (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. Ketchum's Alabama Battery Marker
Looking north.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
3. Ketchum's Alabama Battery Marker
Looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
