46th Illinois Infantry
Veatch's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division
(front)
Illinois
46th Infantry,
2d Brigade--Veatch,
4th Division--Hurlbut,
Army of the Tennessee.
(back)
46th Infantry,
Commanded by
1. Col. John A. Davis, Wounded.
2. Lieut.-Col. J. J. Jones.
Formed here for battle at 9.30 a.m., April 6, 1862 and maintained its position until 11.00 a.m., then withdrew northward, to Jones field and formed a new line. Its loss in the battle was 25 men killed; 10 officers and 124 men wounded; 1 man missing; total, 160.
Marker is on Corinth Road 0.1 miles east of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
