Inscription
After the Battle of Shiloh, Federal details buried the dead of both sides near where they fell. The warm weather and great number of bodies made it necessary to bury the dead quickly. In 1866 the United States Government established this cemetery
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More markers in Hardin
11th Louisiana, 22nd Tennessee
C. S. 11th Louisiana, 22d Tennessee, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps.
12th Illinois Infantry
(front of monument) Illinois 12th Infantry, 2d Brigade--McArthur, 2d Division--W. H. L. Wallace, Army of the Tennessee.
12th Illinois Infantry - 13th Missouri Infantry
U.S. Army of the Tennessee.
13th Ohio Infantry
(front) Ohio 13th Infantry Commanded by Lt. Col. Jos.
13th Tennessee Infantry
C. S. 13th Tennessee Infantry, Russell's (1st) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div., Polk's Corps, Army of the Mississippi.
