Historic Sites - Shiloh National Military Park
10 Shiloh National Military Park
- Shiloh's Bloody Pond as it looks today.
This battlefield is the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, where Union and Confederate casualties totaled 23,746. Fighting began April 6, 1862, when Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston attacked Grant’s forces at Shiloh Church. During the heat of the battle Johnston bled to death after a rifle ball severed an artery in his leg. The demoralized Confederates, staggered by Grant’s massing artillery, ceased the attack. That night General Buell reinforced Grant, and the Union soldiers attacked the following morning. The thin line of Confederates under General P.T.G. Beauregard broke and retreated toward Corinth, Mississippi. The battle was an important step in Grant’s campaign to control the Mississippi River. The 3,972-acre park includes the battlefield, National Cemetery, picnic areas, a museum, movie of the story of the battle, and a 9.5-mile driving tour of the area.
Shiloh National Military Park Web Site
Tennessee Highway 22,
Shiloh, TN 38376
(901) 689-5696
