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

9th Illinois Infantry

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

— Army of the Tennessee —

 
 
9th Illinois Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
1. 9th Illinois Infantry Marker
Inscription.
U. S.
9th Illinois Infantry,
McArthur's (2d) Brig., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div.,
Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment occupied this position in line of battle from Sunday at 5 p.m. April 6, 1862 to Monday morning when it took position as reserve for 4th Division.
 
Erected by Shiloh National Military Park Commission. (Marker Number 74.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1842.
 
Location. 35° 9.064′ N, 88° 19.778′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. It is in Pittsburg Landing. It is on Pittsburg Landing Road 0.1 miles west of Corinth-Pittsburg Road, on the right when traveling east. 70 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory
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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: 2nd Iowa Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Iowa Infantry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuttle (about 300 feet away); 3rd Iowa Infantry (about 300 feet away); 8th Illinois, 18th Illinois, 13th Iowa (about 500 feet away); 81st Ohio Infantry (about 500 feet away); Hickenlooper's Battery (about 600 feet away); 28th Ill., 32nd Ill., 41st Ill. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.
 
9th Illinois Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen Gathman, March 18, 2011
2. 9th Illinois Infantry Marker
Looking south.
 
 
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 585 times since then and 19 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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