ILLINOIS
BATTERY “A”
1ST REGIMENT LT. ARTILLERY
2D DIVISION – W. H. L. WALACE
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE
WILLARD'S BATTERY, "A"
Commanded by
Lieut. P. P. WOOD.
Went into action about 9.00 a.m., April 6, 1862, and vigorously engaged the enemy in this and other positions in the immediate vicinity until 4 p.m. The battery lost in the battle 4 men killed; 1 officer, and 25 men wounded; total, 30.
The inscription on the gun to the right of the monument reads:
BATTERY A CHICAGO LIGHT ARTILLERY
THIS GUN HELD THIS SPOT
APRIL 6, 1862
LOSS IN BATTLE OF SHILOH
4 MEN KILLED 26 MEN WOUNDED
48 HORSES LOST BUT NO “GUN”
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