Shiloh National Monument Detail

Campsite Tablet #A-13: Dresser's Battery (D), 2nd Illinois Light Artillery

Inscription Reads:
U. S.
Camp of
DRESSER'S BATTERY,
"D", 2d ILL. LT. ARTY., McClernand's (1st) Div.,
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
First position in line of battle April 6, 1862,
was 3/4 mile south, at Water-Oaks Pond.

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Unit Commander: CPT James P. Timony
Brigade: UNATTACHED
Division: 1st Division
Corps: Unknown
Army: Army of the Tennessee
Grid Location: D05 *
Location: 35.14991667,-88.34736667
Location Description: 25 yards S of HIGHWAY 22, 175 yards SW of OLGESBY-HARE HQ'S
* Grid Location is the location identifier that is used on paper maps in the parks.