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Shiloh National Military Park
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Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center

VISITOR CENTERS

Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center

Open:
Open All Year 8:00am to 5:00pm

Phone:
731 689 5696

Closures:
December 25

Special Programs:
Shiloh anniversary dates are April 6 & 7. For 2009, living history demonstrations will be given on April 4th and 5th. Special programs are held Memorial Day weekend. Ranger programs are conducted on the battlefield sites from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Exhibits:
One major Visitor Center with museum exhibits from the Shiloh battlefield and orientation film Shiloh: Portrait of a Battle.

Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center

Open:
Open All Year 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone:
(662) 287-9273

Location:
Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center 501 Linden Street Corinth, Mississippi 38834

Closures:
Closed Christmas Day

Exhibits:
The center traces the story of Corinth in the Civil War from secession through Reconstruction. It includes two state-of-the-art films on Shiloh and Corinth, plus interactive interpretive exhibits and stunning bronze work.

Available Facilities:
The center contains a 15,000 square foot facility with an auditorium, research room, exhibit space, and a commemorative courtyard with a water feature that interprets one hundred years of United States history.

 
John Wesley Powell  

Did You Know?
Explorer John Wesley Powell, who first journeyed the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, did so with only one arm. He lost his right arm at Shiloh while commanding a battery of Illinois artillery pieces.

Last Updated: March 11, 2009 at 16:30 EST