Michigan Monument, (sculpture).

Michigan Monument, (sculpture).

Detroit Granite Company, fabricator.

Michigan Monument, (sculpture).

Michigan State Monument, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1919.

Light Barre granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 1 in. x 8 ft. x 1 ft. 3 in.

(On base, front:) MICHIGAN/THIS MONUMENT/is erected and dedicated by/THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN/to the memory of/HER SOLDIERS/who fought and fell in/THE BATTLE OF SHILOH/The 12th Michigan Infantry met the first confederate line in the early morning of April 6th, 1862, and helped to resist its sudden advance. 27 killed, 54 wounded, 109 missing - total, 190 men./The 15th Michigan Infantry, unassigned, although not supplied with ammunition, moved to the front as the battle opened, endeavoring to meet the Confederates with bayonets, but, was forced to return to the Landing for ammunition, after which it "fought with conspicuous gallantry" until the close of the battle. Losing 23 killed, 74 wounded, 5 missing, total, 102 men.

Ross's Battery B, Michigan Light Artillery was conspicuous in the desperate struggles of the first day in the "Peach Orchard" and near the "Bloody Pond", fighting until ordered to retire. While preparing to execute this order, it was charged and captured by confederate calvery within a few feet of this monument, losing four of its six guns. Losses: 5 wounded, 56 missing - total, 102 men./More enduring than this granite will be the gratitude of Michigan to her soldiers of Shiloh. unsigned

A granite figure of a Union soldier standing at parade rest atop a large base. He wears a military uniform, including a thigh-length coat with an elbow-length cape attached and a cap. The soldier holds the barrel of a rifle with both hands. The butt of the rifle rests on the ground at his feet. His proper left leg is slightly bent and slightly forward. He stands atop a base which is shaped like a canopy supported by four columns. The bottom of the base is stepped.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Shiloh

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Located Shiloh National Military Park, P. O. Box 67, Intersection of Johnston & Confederate Roads, Shiloh, Tennessee 38376

For a related information, see "Michigan at Shiloh," published by the Michigan Historical Commission, 1920. Cost $3,000.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TN7005, 1989.

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