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Historic Plaque #H: Sherman's (5th) Division, Army of the Tennessee

Inscription Reads:
U. S.
FIFTH DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, (W'd.)
1st Brigade, Col. John A. McDowell, 6th Iowa.
2d Brigade, Col. David Stuart, 55th Illinois, (w'd).
Col. T. Kilby Smith, 54th Ohio.
3d Brigade, Col. Jesse Hildebrand, 77th Ohio.
4th Brigade, Col. Ralph P. Buckland, 72d Ohio.
Battery "B" 1st Ill.Lt.Arty., Capt. Samuel E. Barrett,
Battery "E" 1st Ill.Lt.Arty., Capt. Allen C. Waterhouse, (w'd)
Lieut.Abial R. Abbott, (w'd).
Lieut.John A. Fitch.
6th Battery, Ind. Lt. Arty., Capt. Frederick Beher, (killed).
2d and 3d Battalions, 4th Ill. Cavalry, Col. T.L. Dickey.
Thielemann's Battalion Illinois Cavalry.

This division arrived upon the field March 16, 1862, and
made a reconnoissance to Pea Ridge. It went into camp on
the 19th; the 3d and 4th Brigades at Shiloh Church; the 1st
Brigade on the right, near Owl Creek; the 2d Brigade on the
left, near Lick Creek.
Sunday morning, April 6, 1862 the brigades were engaged
in front of their several camps; the 1st, 3d and 4th until
10 a.m. when they were ordered back to the Hamburg and Purdy
Road where they joined the right of the 1st Division; the 2d
Brigade, on the extreme left of the Union line, until 2.30
p.m. when it retired to the Landing.
On Monday the 2d and 4th Brigades were engaged on the left
of the 3d Division.
The division had present for duty, of all arms, officers
and men, 8580.
Its loss was 325 killed; 1277 wounded; 299 missing; Total,
1901.

Overall Image

Unit Commander: BRIG GEN William T. Sherman(w)
Brigade: *
Division: 5th Division
Corps: Unknown
Army: Army of the Tennessee
Grid Location: C07 *
Location: 35.13621667,-88.35253333
Location Description: Unknown
* Grid Location is the location identifier that is used on paper maps in the parks.