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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 community of Shiloh, about nine miles (14 km) south of Savannah, Tennessee, with additional areas located in the city of Corinth, Mississippi, 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Shiloh and the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the city of Parkers ...
The Shiloh National Military Park was established by the United States Congress on December 27, 1894. Originally under the administration of the War Department, the park was transferred to the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior in 1933. [270]
Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh National Military Park. Pittsburg Landing is a river landing on the west bank of the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee. It was named for "Pitts" Tucker who operated a tavern at the site in the years preceding the Civil War. The landing helped connect the west side of the river to a road on the east that went ...
Shiloh Indian Mounds Site is an archaeological site of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture). [3] It is located beside the Tennessee River on the grounds of the Shiloh National Military Park , in Hardin County of southwestern Tennessee .
National military park. National Military Park, National Battlefield, National Battlefield Park, and National Battlefield Site are four designations for 25 battle sites preserved by the United States federal government because of their national importance. The designation applies to "sites where historic battles were fought on American soil ...
Living historians portray Ruggles Battery at Shiloh National Military Park. Daniel Ruggles (January 31, 1810 – June 1, 1897) was a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a division commander at the Battle of Shiloh.
Battery B after the Battle of Shiloh Battery B memorial at Shiloh National Military Park. Battery B was assigned to Unattached Artillery, Army of the Tennessee in April–May 1862. During this period, the unit participated in the advance to and Siege of Corinth from 29 April to 30 May. Afterward, the battery was assigned to 4th Division, Army ...
Nelson B. Bartram. The 55th United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a United States Colored Troops infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was first organized as the 1st Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment (African Descent) in May 1863, serving on garrison duty at Corinth, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee. It ...