Historical Marker

Willard's Battery

Historical marker location:
Shiloh, Tennessee
( Marker is on Hamburg-Savannah Road, on the left when traveling north.)

"A" 1st Illinois Light Artillery - W.H.L. Wallace's Division. Army of the Tennessee.

The first recorded gold rush in the United States occurred in Tennessee in the early 19th century. The discovery of gold in the state's Cherokee lands sparked a rush of settlers and miners hoping to strike it rich.