8th and 18th Illinois Infantry
Hare's Brigade - McClernand's Division
U.S.
Army of the Tennessee.
8th and 18th Illinois Infantry,
Hare's (1st) Brigade,
McClernand's (1st) Division.
These regiments were engaged here at about 2 P.M. April 7, 1862, and, in a charge forward, captured two brass field pieces from the enemy.
Marker is on Hamburg-Purdy Road 0.6 miles east of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
