Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, TN

There are many aspects to the Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, Tennessee. This area played a major role in the Civil War and saw a bloody two day battle. Besides the battlefield of Shiloh the park also has a unit at Corinth, Mississippi. This unit explains the battle that raged for the rails at Corinth. Within the boundaries of Shiloh National Military Park is a cemetery which was established in 1866, with approximately four thousand soldiers and their family members. Because of the location there is also the Shiloh Indian Mounds within the park area.

The park hosts many special events and living history demonstrations throughout the year. The living history activities show what life was like in the 1860's for civilians as well as the conditions that the soldiers lived under. People perform infantry, cavalry tactical and artillery demonstrations.

Shiloh Battlefield is open every day with the exception of Christmas. The hours are from dawn until dusk. The visitor center and bookstore are open daily from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The peak visitor season runs from April through Labor Day. The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is open daily except on Christmas Day. Their hours are from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. They have the same peak visitors' season as the Shiloh Battlefield.

There are no fees to enter the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. The Shiloh Battlefield charges five dollars for a family in a single private vehicle. The fee is good for seven days. An individual will be charged three dollars for a seven day pass. Commercial vehicles that hold from seven to twenty five people are forty dollars. A commercial vehicle that holds from one to six passengers is twenty five dollars. Larger commercial vehicles that hold more than twenty six people pay one hundred dollars.

The Golden Age, National Park Pass and Golden Access pass will be accepted as an entrance into Shiloh National Military Park. Guests can purchase an annual park pass for ten dollars and it is good for twelve months. By purchasing this park pass it will only be good at the Shiloh National Military Park. School groups can enter the park for free thanks to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.

There are films for viewing at the Shiloh Battlefield and Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. A 9.5 mile auto tour takes visitors to fourteen stops that include: Bloody Pond, the Hornet's Nest as well as the Albert Sidney Johnston death site. There are also auto and walking tours of the Corinth area with Civil War fortifications, homes used by generals and the Corinth Battlefield. Visitors can also purchase an eighty six minute audio tape to take with them on the auto tour.

Rangers at the Park conduct interpretive programs in the peak season. The Shiloh National Military Park is filled with monuments, historic markers and tablets. Visitors can look up these monuments through the location system online. If any visitor's ancestors fought in the Civil War they can look up their ancestors online as well.