58th Illinois Infantry

Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division

(Front):Illinois

58th Infantry

3d Brigade - Sweeny

2d Division - W.H.L. Wallace

Army of the Tennessee

(Back):58th Infantry

Commanded by

Col. Wm. F. Lynch

This Regiment held this line with slight changes of position from about 9:00 a.m. April 6, 1862, until its capture about 5:30 p.m. The regiment lost in the battle 20 men killed; 8 officers and 39 men wounded; 223 men missing; Total 290.

Marker is on Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB