Editing Hardin County, Tennessee (section)

===Civil War and Battle of Shiloh===
{{Main|Battle of Shiloh}}
Like several other counties along the Tennessee River, Hardin County was largely pro-[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] during [[American Civil War|the Civil War]], contrary to the generally pro-[[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] sympathies of [[West Tennessee|West]] and [[Middle Tennessee]]. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, Hardin County voted to remain in the Union by a margin of 1,051 to 498,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votearchive.com/tn-sec-ref-1861/|publisher=Vote Archive|title=Tennessee Secession Referendum, 1861}}</ref> being one of only eight counties in West or Middle Tennessee to support the Union. Earlier on February 9, 1861, Hardin County voters had voted against holding a secession convention by a margin of 791 to 395.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votearchive.com/tn-sec-conv-vote-1861/|title=Tennessee Vote on Secession Convention, 1861|publisher=[[The Fayetteville Observer|Fayetteville Observer]]|date=March 21, 1861}}</ref>

Hardin County was the site of the 1862 Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) during the Civil War. The battleground is several miles south of Savannah, and extends into [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi]].