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Pittsburg Landing near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

7th Iowa Infantry

Tuttle's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division

— Army of the Tennessee —

 
 
7th Iowa Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. 7th Iowa Infantry Marker
Inscription.
U. S.
7th Iowa Infantry,
Tuttle's (1st) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.

This position, in the line of battle Sunday night, April 6, 1862, was held by the 7th Iowa Infantry. The regiment bivouacked here and next day was engaged near south-west corner of the Review Field.
 
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 64.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1842.
 
Location. 35° 9.056′ N, 88° 19.725′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is in Pittsburg Landing. It is at the intersection of Pittsburg Landing Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Road, on the right when traveling east on Pittsburg Landing Road. 50 yards south of Pittsburg Landing 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.
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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: 3rd Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Illinois, 18th Illinois, 13th Iowa (within shouting distance of this marker); 9th Illinois Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuttle (about 400 feet away); 28th Ill., 32nd Ill., 41st Ill. (about 400 feet away); 68th Ohio Infantry (about 600 feet away); 15th Illinois - 25th Indiana (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
7th Iowa Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. 7th Iowa Infantry Marker
Looking west.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2011, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 11 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.
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Jul. 23, 2026