Breckenbridge, William K. b. 1825 d. October 15, 1863 Appointed lieutenant colonel of the 1st West Tennessee (later the 6th Tennessee) Cavalry by Colonel Fielding Hurst on November 13, 1862 and served as regimental commander during Hurst's absences. He died of 'disease' at Grand Junction, TN on October 15, 1863. Cause of death: "disease" Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Peabody, Everett [memorial] b. 1828 d. April 6, 1862 Civil War Union Army Officer. On April 6 1862 the Battle of Shiloh began with the Confederate Forces of Gen. A.S. Johnston's Army of the Mississippi attacking Union General Ulysses S Grant's Army of the Tennessee. By 9am that morning General Benjamin Prentiss, a division commander in General Grant's Army, organized a defensive stand along a sunken road that became known as "The Hornets Nest". Colonel Everret Peaboday, a brigade commander under Prentiss, tried to rally some units that were...[Read More] Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Putnam Monument d. April 7, 1862 Private John D. Putnam served in the 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in the Battle of Shiloh on April 7th, 1862 near the 'Hornet's Nest' which was near what is called 'The Sunken Road'. His comrades initially buried him at the base of a tree, carving his name and unit into the bark (JD Putnum, Co. F14 WV). After the battle Putnum was interred at Shiloh National Military Cemetery. In 1901 the Wisconsin Shiloh Memorial Commission was formed to locate a spot where the formal...[Read More] (Bio by: Jeff Higdon) Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
b. 1825 d. October 15, 1863