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Historic Plaque #D: McClernand's (1st) Division, Army of the Tennessee

Inscription Reads:
U. S.
FIRST DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
MAJ. GEN. JOHN A. McCLERNAND.
1st BRIGADE, Col. Abraham M. Hare, 11th Iowa (w'd.)
Col. Marcellus M. Crocker, 13th Iowa.
2d BRIGADE, Col. C. Carroll Marsh, 20th Illinois.
3d BRIGADE, Col. Julius Raith, 43d Ill. (mortally w'd.)
Lt. Col. Enos P. Wood, 17th Illinois.
BATTERY "D" 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., Capt. Edward McAllister, (w'd)
BATTERY "D" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Capt. James P. Timony
BATTERY "E" 2d Ill. Lt. Arty., Lieut. George L. Nispel
14th BATTERY, Ohio Lt. Arty., Capt. Jerome B. Burrows, (w'd)
6 Companies of Illinois Cavalry.

This division encamped here March 21, 1862; the 1st Bri-
gade on the right, in Jones Field; the 2d in the center, its
left on Corinth Road; the 3d along the Hamburg Road south of
Review Field.
During the battle on Sunday, April 6, 1862, the division
occupied seven positions on the field as follows; the first,
by the 3d Brigade, east of Shiloh Church; the second, by the
division, along the Corinth Road, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; the third
position, at the right angles across the center of its 2d Brigade
camp, at 11.15 a.m.; the fourth position in Jones Field. From
its fourth position the division advanced and at 12 m. recov-
ered its 2d Brigade camp and division headquarters. It then
fell back, fighting, to Jones Field again, and held this, its
fifth position, until 2.30 p.m. when it retired to its sixth
position, in Cavalry Field. At 4.30 p.m. it occupied its sev-
enth line, along the Hamburg and Savannah Road. On Monday it
was engaged in the camps of the First and Second Brigades.
The division had present for duty, of all arms, officers
and men, 6941.
Its losses were 285 killed; 1372 wounded; 65 missing;
Total 1722.

Overall Image

Unit Commander: Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand
Brigade: Unknown
Division: 1st Division
Corps: Unknown
Army: Army of the Tennessee
Grid Location: D07 *
Location: 35.13895,-88.34835
Location Description: Unknown
* Grid Location is the location identifier that is used on paper maps in the parks.