Invasion of the Union Camps: Shiloh National Military Park

Colonel Everett Peabody’s Mortuary Monument (Behind & to the Right)
25^th Missouri Infantry Campsite Marker (In Front)

Here Prentiss’s division made a brief stand until it was overrun by Confederates at 9 a.m.  While most of his survivors fled to Pittsburg Landing, Prentiss rallied 500 men and joined troops from other divisions in the Hornet’s Nest.  The upright cannon marks where Col. Everett Peabody was killed while trying to rally his Union brigade.

– 2009 Shiloh National Military Park Brochure, Tour Stop 10.

Prentiss’ soldiers briefly defended their camps before retreating north at 9 a.m.  Johnston’s offensive stalled when his soldiers stopped to plunder supplies.

– 2010 Shiloh National Military Park Brochure, Tour Stop 9.