Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
1st Mississippi Cavalry
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Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. 1st Mississippi Cavalry Marker
1st Mississippi Cavalry,
Army of the Mississippi.
Ross' (2d) Michigan battery was retiring from the field at about 5.30 P.M. April 6, 1862 when the 1st Miss. Cavalry charged and captured four of its guns at this place.
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 345.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1897.
Location. 35° 8.597′ N, 88° 19.956′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Hamburg-Savannah Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Road, on the left when traveling south on Hamburg-Savannah Road. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Michigan Monument (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Second Division, Army of the Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirk's (5th) Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. 81st Ohio Infantry, (about 300 feet away); C.S. Trabue's (1st) Brigade (about 300 feet away); U.S. Fourth Division, Army of the Tennessee. (about 400 feet away); Ross's Battery Camp (about 600 feet away); 33d Tennessee Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. 1st Mississippi Cavalry Marker
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 1,797 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
