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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 ...
Producing more than 23,000 casualties, the battle was the largest engagement in the Mississippi Valley campaign during the Civil War. Originally under the War Department, Shiloh National Military Park was transferred to the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior in 1933.
Our park Visitor Center includes artifact exhibits from the Shiloh battlefield and the award-winning interpretive film, Shiloh: Fiery Trial, which is shown every hour beginning at 9:00 am with the last showing at 4:00 pm. Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center Open: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. Phone: (662) 287-9273 Location: 501 West Linden Street
The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is a unit of Shiloh National Military Park. General Albert Sidney Johnston used Corinth as a staging ground to prepare for the Battle of Shiloh, and Shiloh would not have been fought had Corinth’s rail junction not been of high strategic importance.
The battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, was over. It had cost both sides a combined total of 23,746 men killed, wounded, or missing, and ultimate control of Corinth’s railroad junction remained in doubt.
This app covers the two-day Battle of Shiloh as well as the subsequent siege and Battle of Corinth. Explore iconic Civil War sites like Shiloh Church and the Hornets’ Nest or visit the pristine battlefield at Davis Bridge.
Shiloh National Military Park contains a wide array of historic sites. In addition to the pristine 5,200 acre Shiloh Battlefield, the park contains a separate unit at Corinth, Mississippi.
“2022 is the 160 th anniversary of several historic events in the area including: the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of Corinth, and the October Battles of Corinth and Davis Bridge. We invite everyone to join us in a year-long commemoration of these and other important Civil War actions.
From the northeast (Nashville, Tennessee, area): Take Interstate 40 West to the Parker's Crossroads Exit. Then take Highway 22 South to Shiloh Battlefield. Continue on Highway 22 South to the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.
Map of the Shiloh and Corinth Area. NPS/Shiloh. Map of the Shiloh Indian Mounds and Interpretive Trail. NPS. Last updated: September 7, 2024.