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

Sherman's Headquarters

 
 
Sherman's Hdqrs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. Sherman's Hdqrs Marker
Inscription. Sherman's Hdqrs
 
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number M11.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 35° 8.098′ N, 88° 21.154′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from the intersection of Corinth Road and Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling south. 300 yards south of crossroads on a 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: 38th Tennessee Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Fifth Division, Army of the Tennessee (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kirk's Brigade (about 400 feet away); 3rd Confederate Infantry (about 500 feet away); 11th Louisiana, 22nd Tennessee (about 500 feet away); Bankhead's Tennessee Battery, 11th Louisiana Infantry (about 600 feet away); Johnson's Brigade (about 600 feet away); Trabue's Brigade (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
Sherman's Hdqrs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. Sherman's Hdqrs Marker
Looking south on trail. 38th Tennessee marker (#379) visible in front.
Sherman's Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 10, 2010
3. Sherman's Headquarters Marker
Marker here on the main road points you in the direction of the Sherman Marker, follow the trail.
 
 
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 735 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri.   3. submitted on December 5, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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