Shiloh National Military Park
Historic Civil War site in Hardin County, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shiloh National Military Park preserves the American Civil War Shiloh and Corinth battlefields. The main section of the park is in the unincorporated town of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with an additional area located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Shiloh. The Battle of Shiloh (April 6–7, 1862) began a six-month struggle for the key railroad junction at Corinth. Afterward, Union forces marched from Pittsburg Landing to take Corinth in a May siege, then withstood an October Confederate counter-attack.
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Location | Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee & Corinth, Mississippi, US |
Nearest city | Savannah, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°08′12″N 88°20′26″W |
Area | 9,324 acres (37.73 km2)[1] |
Established | December 27, 1894[2] |
Visitors | 315,296 (in 2005) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Shiloh National Military Park |
The visitor center provides exhibitions, films and a self-guided auto-tour.