Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Munch's Battery
Prentiss' Division
| | Army of the Tennessee | |
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. Munch's Battery Marker
Munch's Battery,
1st Minnesota Lt. Art., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.
This battery with 6 guns went into action here at 7.30 a.m. April 6, 1862, and was engaged until 9 a.m. when it retired to the Hornets' Nest.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 240.)
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° 7.358′ N, 88° 20.518′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is on Eastern Corinth Road 0.1 miles south of Peabody Road, on the right 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 16th Wisconsin Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Brig. Gen. Adley H. Gladden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 16th Wisconsin Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Gladden's Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hickenlooper's Battery (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named 16th Wisconsin Infantry (about 400 feet away); Camp of 16th Wisconsin Infantry (about 400 feet away); Swett's Mississippi Battery (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. Munch's Battery Marker
Looking west.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
3. Munch's Battery Marker
Looking south along Eastern Corinth Road. Gladden Monument (#M16) in background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
