Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Girardey's Georgia Battery
Jackson's Brigade - Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. Girardey's Georgia Battery Marker
Girardey's Georgia Battery,
Jackson's (3d) Brig., Withers' (2d) Div., Bragg's Corps,
Army of the Mississippi.
This battery, known also as Washington Light Artillery, was engaged here at 9 a.m. April 6, 1862 with Union battery at camp of 71st Ohio.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 408.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1862.
Location. 35° 7.442′ N, 88° 20.164′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Eastern Corinth Road 0.2 miles south of Peabody Road, on the left when traveling south. 400 yards northeast of northeast corner of Spain's Field 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: Rutledge's Tennessee Battery (here, next to this marker); Camp of 18th Wisconsin Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 18th Wisconsin Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 15th Michigan Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); Chalmers' Brigade
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. Girardey's Georgia Battery Marker
Looking northeast in the direction of 71st Ohio camp.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
3. Girardey's Georgia Battery Marker
Looking northeast on trail. This marker on right; Rutledge's Battery marker (462) on left.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
