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

Wood's Brigade

Hardee's Corps

— Army of the Mississippi —

Wood's Brigade Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011

1. Wood's Brigade Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

C. S.
Wood's (3d) Brigade,
27th Tenn., 16th Ala., 44th Tenn., 9th Ark., 8th Ark., 3d Miss., 55th Tenn.,
Hardee's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.

At this place the right of this brigade was engaged with infantry and the left was under fire from Waterhouse's Battery at 9 a.m., April 6, 1862.

Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 438.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1862.

Location. 35° 7.578′ N, 88° 21.066′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker can be reached from Peabody Road, ¼ mile east of Corinth Road, on the right when traveling east. On a trail in the woods. Trail begins 170 yards south of road near the southeast corner of Rea Field. Marker is 300 yards south of field. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 53rd Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 25th Missouri Infantry (approx. 0.2

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miles away); a different marker also named 53rd Ohio Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named 25th Missouri Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Line of Defense (approx. ¼ mile away); Camp of 53rd Ohio Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); 12th Michigan Infantry (approx. ¼ mile away); 7th Arkansas and 2d Arkansas (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011

2. Wood's Brigade Marker

Looking east.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011

3. Wood's Brigade Marker

Looking south on trail.

Photographed By Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011

4. Wood's Brigade Marker

Beginning of trail near southeast corner of Rea Field. Looking east.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 128 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 25, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.