Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Confederate Burial Trench

By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

1. Confederate Burial Trench Marker

Looking west.

Inscription.
(Stone monument) To the Confederate Dead
in the Trenches
Erected by the U.D.C.
A.D. 1917

(Metal Tablet)
Burial Place
Confederate Soldiers
Shiloh
1862
(Bronze marker)
Unknown Soldier
Confederate States Army

Erected 1917 by United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Marker Number M023.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy marker series.

Location. 35° 8.402′ N, 88° 21.113′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on Loop road to Confederate Burial Trench 0.1 miles west of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Park tour stop #5. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 29th Indiana Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 45th Illinois Infantry (a few steps from this marker); 30th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anderson's Brigade (about

By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

2. Confederate Burial Trench Marker

400 feet away); a different marker also named 30th Indiana Infantry (about 400 feet away); 40th Illinois Infantry (about 600 feet away); Confederate Retreat (about 600 feet away); Washington (La.) Artillery (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shiloh.

Categories. • War, US Civil •

By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

3. Confederate Burial Trench Marker

Metal tablet.

By Allen Gathman, November 20, 2010

4. Confederate Burial Trench Marker

Bronze marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 8, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2010, by Allen Gathman of Pocahontas, Missouri. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.