Schwartz's Battery
McClernand's Division
(front)
Illinois
Battery "E"
2d Regiment Lt. Artillery
1st Division -- McClernand
Army of the Tennessee
(back)
Schwartz's Battery, "E"
Commanded By
Lieut. C.L. Nispel.
Went into action here about 9 a.m., April 6, 1862,maintaining their position until 11.00 a.m., when it was forced to retire, leaving 2 guns. The battery lost during the battle 1 man killed and 4 wounded; total, 5.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of Hamburg-Purdy Road and Corinth Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
