Shiloh, TN

I didn't camp here, but the visit to the Shiloh battlefield was our entire reason for coming to this area. Shiloh National Military Park was established in 1894 to preserve the scene of the first major battle in the Western theater of the Civil War. The two-day battle, April 6 and 7, 1862, involved about 65,000 Union and 44,000 Confederate troops. The battlefield contains about 4,000 acres and has within its boundaries the Shiloh National Cemetery. I visited the park during mid-April so the trees and grounds pictured are in the same state of bloom as the soliders would have experienced them during 1862.

Little known fact: At the battle for Shiloh, Gen. Ulyssess S. Grant commanded the Union Army of the Tennessee.

Entrance sign to the park.

Line of cannons facing an open field.

Same line of cannons but standing behind looking outward.

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I'm standing next to a large cannon over looking the Tennessee River

Seth standing next to a cannon at Grant's Last Stand

Confederate flag flying over one of the confederate grave sites