Putnam Stump Monument at Shiloh National Military Park. Private John D. Putnam, Company F, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, was killed on Monday, April 7, 1862. He was buried at the foot of a young oak tree where he fell. His comrades carved his name and unit low on the tree. In 1901, the stump of the tree was removed to the Wisconsin State Capitol, but was destroyed by fire in 1904. This granite reproduction was erected on the exact spot as the original on April 7, 1906.