An Epic Contest
Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746 casualties; more casualties than in all of America's previous wars combined. Explore both the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields to discover the impact of this struggle on the soldiers and on the nation.
5 Jan 2022
This a large battlefield and starting at the Visitors center is the best way to understand how this battle was fought. We took in the exhibits while waiting for the movie to start. While not as expansive as some of the other large Civil War Battlefield Visitor Centers, the exhibits were well done and provided a lot of information. The movie starts at the top of hour and is 45 minutes long. It was a very well-done movie that explained the two-day battle in great detail. We were ready to start the battlefield driving tour after taking in all information we picked up at the Visitor Center.
8 Jan 2022
Today we drove the park road trail. As with many of the large Battlefields there is so much to see and take in. After seeing the movie, we had a great understanding of the events and flow of this two-day battle and that made touring the park easy to understand. With the over whelming number of Information tables and monuments this park loop can easily take a full day to get it all in. You can do this Unit in a day, but we recommend on planning for a two-day visit.
Our 149th NPS Unit
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