Thursday, December 29, 2011

25th Missouri Infantry, Camp Site Marker: Shiloh National Military Park


U. S.

CAMP OF
25TH MISSOURI INFANTRY
PEABODY’S (1ST) BRIG., PRENTISS’ (6TH) DIV.,
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE
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First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, 3 companies 1 mile S. W. in attack upon Confederate pickets; others at S. E. corner of Rhea Field.


[The Mortuary Monument of Everett Peabody, Colonel of the 25th Missouri Infantry and acting Brigadier General of the 1st Brigade, 6th Division of the Army of the Tennessee, stands behind this marker in the distance.]

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