Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
11th Illinois Infantry
Burial Place
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. 11th Illinois Infantry Marker
Burial Place
11th Illinois Infantry
Bodies Removed
to Nat'l Cemetery
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number BG3.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 35° 8.599′ N, 88° 20.784′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Sherman Road 0.3 miles south of Cavalry Road, on the left when traveling south. 220 yards east of road on a wide trail in the woods. 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: Trabue's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Cleburne's Brigade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veatch's Brigade (about 400 feet away); Camp of 11th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); Gibson's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Camp of 20th Illinois Infantry (about 500 feet away); 22nd Tennessee, 11th Louisiana (about 600 feet away); Girardey's Georgia Battery (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. 11th Illinois Infantry Marker
Looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 907 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
