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Shiloh National Military Park
History & Culture
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| (NPS Photo) | | Union Siege Guns on Grant's Last Line |
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Shiloh National Military Park contains a wide array of historic sites. In addition to the battlefield of Shiloh itself, the park contains a separate unit at Corinth, Mississippi, that preserves and interprets the Siege and Battle of Corinth. Located within the boundaries of Shiloh park is also a United States National Cemetery, which contains around 4,000 soldiers and their family members. A National Historic Landmark in its own right, the Shiloh Indian Mounds are also located with the park boundaries. Click on the links below for more information on the history of each of these areas.
Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh National Cemetery
Shiloh Indian Mounds
Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
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Did You Know?
Congress established Shiloh National Military Park in 1894, making it the third oldest battlefield in the National Park system. Originally under the War Department, Shiloh predated the National Park Service by 22 years.
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Last Updated: August 10, 2006 at 10:06 EST |