Withdrawal From Shiloh Apr. 8, 1862

Withdrawal From Shiloh Apr. 8, 1862 is a Tennessee historical marker in McNairy County.

McNairy Co, TN 22, 1.5 miles south of Michie

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The rear guard of the Army of the Mississippi (CSA), under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, withdrew to Corinth. In this vicinity, about 300 sabres of its cavalry under Col. Nathan B. Forrest, effectively stopped two infantry brigades (USA), and the 4th Illinois Cavalry, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman commanding. Col. Forrest was wounded in the engagement.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1835 · Chickasaw Cession, Mississippi (1835) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1936 · Michie, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1949 · Michie, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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