Title	Shiloh National Military Park: Iowa 11th Infantry
Creator(s)	Staff at MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Date	1984
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Shiloh National Military Park
Additional property name	Shiloh National Cemetery
Property type	Park
Additional property type	Cemetery
National Register Reference	66000074 listed October 15, 1966
Community Name	Shiloh, Hardin County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of the monument for the Iowa Eleventh Infantry, located at Shiloh National Battlefield.
Historical Notes	The Battle of Shiloh occurred from April 6 to 7, 1862. The War Department established a cemetery on Shiloh Battlefield in 1866 to bury dead Civil War soldiers and those who perished from Tennessee River operations. Initially called Pittsburg Landing National Cemetery, the cemetery was renamed Shiloh National Cemetery in 1889. A total of 3,584 Civil War soldiers are buried within the confines of the cemetery. Granite stones denote the location of the dead and replaced the original wooden headboards. In Spring 1984, the Center for Historic Preservation surveyed the monuments at the battlefield. The purpose of this survey was to record the battlefield monuments, document their condition, and make recommendations to the National Park Service concerning the rehabilitation and/or preservation of the monuments.
Collection Name	Civil War sites
Subject-LCSH	Shiloh National Military Park (Tenn. and Miss.) Cemeteries Monuments
Subject-AAT	Cemeteries Monuments
Subject-TGM	Cemeteries Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	3.5 x 5 in.
Processing notes	Latitude and Longitude coordinates determined through Google maps.
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Shiloh National Military Park: Iowa 11th Infantry

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