• The Tennessee Monument at Shiloh National Military Park

    Shiloh

    National Military Park TN,MS

Bloody Shiloh...

No soldier who took part in the two day’s engagement at Shiloh ever spoiled for a fight again,” recalled one Union veteran. “We wanted a square, stand-up fight [and] got all we wanted of it.” Besides preserving the site of the bloody April 1862 battle in Tennessee, the park commemorates the subsequent siege, battle, and occupation of the key railroad junction at nearby Corinth, Mississippi.

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Features

  • Shiloh is seeking volunteers for National Public Lands Day on Sept. 27th.

    Seeking Volunteers for National Public Lands Day

    On Saturday, Sept. 27, Shiloh will be clearing fields back to their wartime appearance. We are seeking volunteers to help out from 9 am - 1 pm.

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  • The National Park Service will be hosting several activities in commemoration of the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Corinth

    152nd Battle of Corinth Activities

    October 3 through October 5, NPS rangers will be leading several activities in commemoration of the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Corinth.

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  • Shiloh Social Media

    Follow the Shiloh and Corinth Battlefields

    We use several Social Media sites to reach out to our visitors and continue the conversation.

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  • Monument Locator

    Shiloh's Monument Location System

    Visit Shiloh's Monument Location System to find state and regimental monuments, unit position markers, and soldiers interred in the National Cemetery.

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  • Kids can become a Jr. Ranger and Jr. Civil War Historian

    Junior Ranger and Jr. Civil War Historian Programs

    Kids! Learn how to become a Junior Ranger and Junior Civil War Historian at the Shiloh and Corinth Battlefields

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  • Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center

    Visit the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center

    The Corinth Battlefield Unit contains 14 historic sites associated with the siege, battle, and occupation of Corinth, MS, during the Civil War.

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  • Corinth Crossroads: A Town Amidst War

    New Corinth Film Now On Sale

    Our new park film, "Corinth Crossroads: A Town Amidst War," is now on sale in the Eastern National Bookstore at both Shiloh and Corinth Battlefields.

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  • Articles written by Ranger Tom Parson

    Parson's Ponderings

    A collection of modern newspaper articles written by Ranger Tom Parson about the Civil War experience in Corinth, Mississippi

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  • Shiloh National Military Park anounces the release of a new CD,

    Audio CD Brings Civil War Corinth to Life

    Shiloh National Military Park announces the release of a new audio CD entitled "Voices of Corinth: An Audio Account of Civil War Corinth, Miss."

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Did You Know?

Henry Morton Stanley

Before Henry Morton Stanley discovered Dr. David Livingstone in Africa ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume"), he was a Confederate infantryman at the Battle of Shiloh. He was captured by the Federals at the battle.