US Regulars Infantry Monument
15th, 16th, 19th U.S. Infantry
(Front):15th. U.S. Infantry, 1st Battalion.
Capt. Peter Swain.
16th. U.S. Infantry, 1st Battalion.
Capt. Edwin F. Townsend.
19th. U.S. Infantry, 1st Battalion.
Maj. Stephen D. Carpenter.
Major John H. King, commanding
4th. Brig. (Rousseau)
2nd. Div. (McCook)
Army of the Ohio.
(Back):These battalions of U.S. Infantry,
acting as a regiment, under the
command of Major John H. King
were engaged here from about
9.30 to 11.30 a.m. April 7, 1862.
Casualties
15 killed. 141 wounded. Total 156.
Marker can be reached from Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
