45th Illinois Infantry

Historical marker location:

Shiloh, Tennessee

( Marker is on Loop road to Confederate Burial Trench, 0.1 miles west of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Burial Place.

The famous Battle of Franklin during the Civil War was one of the deadliest battles of the conflict. It took place on November 30, 1864, and resulted in over 8,000 casualties, including over 2,000 deaths.