Shiloh Battlefield and Area

Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh TN 38376
731-689-5696
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The first large-scale battle of the war was fought here near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River April 6-7, 1862. The Confederate Army of the Mississippi led by Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, marching north from Corinth, Ms, managed to surprise U.S. Grant’s Union army camped near the landing. The early-morning Confederate attack April 6 overran the Northern camps and forced the stunned Union army back toward the river. Stubborn resistance at places such as the Hornet’s Nest and the disorganization of the attackers staved off a Union disaster. During the fighting that first day, Johnston, regarded by many as the best Southern general, was killed. The Confederates, now under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, renewed the attack the next day, but timely Union reinforcements helped turn the battle around. Federal counterattacks swept the Confederates from the field and back to Corinth.
   The battlefield park here is perhaps the best preserved in the country. A driving tour takes visitors past the site of such landmarks as the Bloody Pond, Hornet’s Nest, Peach Orchard and the site of Shiloh Church.
   Park open dawn to dusk daily. Visitor center open 8 am-5 pm daily. $3/adults, $5 families.
   Note: The Corinth (MS) Civil War Interpretive Center is administered by this park. See the main park website for more information about that site.

Savannah

Visitor Center
495 Main St., Savannah TN 38372
800-552-3866
Pick up a walking tour of historic Savannah here. Stops on the tour include Cherry Mansion, 265 Main St, which was Grant’s headquarters before and after the Battle of Shiloh. Two Union generals died in the house after the battle. Public exhibits on the Tennessee River just below the private home and elsewhere on the riverfront highlight Civil War activities.

Tennessee River Museum
495 Main St., Savannah TN 38372
800 522-FUNN
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Excellent Civil War exhibits are one of the highlights of this well-done museum tracing the history of the Tennessee River.  Artifacts relating to the Shiloh battlefield and other Civil War items are on display.
    Open Monday–Saturday 9 am–5 pm, Sunday 1–5 pm. $2/adults.

Website links to these places: Tennessee Links