Iowa to her 12th Infantry. Tuttle's (1st) Brigade, W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Division, Army of the Tennessee.. (Back):
Iowa 12th Regiment Infantry Volunteers Commanded by Col. J.J. Woods (wounded and captured) Capt. S.R. Edgington (captured). This Regiment held this position against repeated attacks from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 6, 1862. It then about-faced to meet an attack coming from the rear and fought its way back to the camp of the 41st Illinois, where it was surrounded and captured at 5:30 p.m. Total number reported present for duty including musicians, teamsters, etc., 489. Its loss, in the battle was, 2 officers and 15 men killed; 1 officer and 42 men wounded and left on the field; 33 men wounded and captured, and 20 officers and 366 men missing; total, 479. Of the wounded, 16 died of their wounds; of the missing 4 were never afterwards heard from; they were doubtless killed; of the missing 71 died in prison.
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Iowa to her 12th Infantry. Tuttle's (1st) Brigade, W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Division, Army of the Tennessee.
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Iowa 12th Regiment Infantry Volunteers Commanded by Col. J.J. Woods (wounded and captured) Capt. S.R. Edgington (captured)
This Regiment held this position against repeated attacks from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 6, 1862. It then about-faced to meet an attack coming from the rear and fought its way back to the camp of the 41st Illinois, where it was surrounded and captured at 5:30 p.m. Total number reported present for duty including musicians, teamsters, etc., 489. Its loss, in the battle was, 2 officers and 15 men killed; 1 officer and 42 men wounded and left on the field; 33 men wounded and captured, and 20 officers and 366 men missing; total, 479. Of the wounded, 16 died of their wounds; of the missing 4 were never afterwards heard from; they were doubtless killed; of the missing 71 died in prison.
Erected by State of Iowa.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1835.
Location. 35° 8.176′ N, 88° 20.288′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Eastern Corinth
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Road, on the right when traveling south. Located along the Sunken Road Trail between the Eastern Corinth Road and the Corinth Road in Shiloh National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . History of the 12th Iowa. (Submitted on September 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
2. Back of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
3. State Seal on Front of Monument
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
4. Duncan Field
Looking west across Duncan Field from near the monument. The 12th Iowa defended a line in this vicinity at the edge of the field. Ruggles' massed batteries formed in the tree line on the far side of the field in the afternoon of April 6, 1862.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,301 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.