50th Illinois Infantry
Sweeny's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division
(front of monument)
Illinois
50th Infantry,
3d Brigade--Sweeny,
2d Division--W. H. L. Wallace,
Army of the Tennessee.
(back of monument)
50th Infantry,
Commanded by
1. Col. M. M. Bane, Wounded.
2. Capt. T. W. Gaines.
Went into position on this line about 10.30 a.m., April 6, 1862, and held its ground until 2.00 p.m., when the regiment retired toward the Landing. Its loss in the battle was 12 men killed; 3 officers and 66 men wounded; 4 men missing; total, 84.
Marker can be reached from Hamburg-Savannah Road ¼ mile north of Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
