Michie in McNairy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Shiloh

Apr. 6-7, 1862

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

1. Battle of Shiloh Marker

Inscription. 4 mi. N.E., Albert Sidney Johnston's Army of the Mississippi (CS), marching north from Corinth, attacked and partly overran U.S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee (US), which was en route by river to destroy the (CS) base. Arrival of Buell's Army of the Ohio (US), and its entry into the second day's fighting neutralized earlier Confederate success and forced withdrawal to Corinth.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists.

Location. 35° 4.183′ N, 88° 23.608′ W. Marker is in Michie, Tennessee, in McNairy County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 57 and State Highway 22, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 57. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Michie TN 38357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fallen Timbers (approx. 2.3 miles away); Approach to Shiloh (approx. 2½ miles away); C.S. Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi (approx. 2.7 miles away); Johnston's Last Bivouac

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); C. S. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Stephens' Brigade (approx. 2.7 miles away); C.S. First Corps, Army of the Mississippi (approx. 2.8 miles away); C.S. Johnson's (1st) Brigade (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Michie.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 29, 2003

2. Battle of Shiloh Marker

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 16, 2009

3. Battle of Shiloh Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5,032 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on April 8, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on May 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 10, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on May 20, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.