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Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh National Military Park
Pittsburg Landing

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Steamboats at Pittsburg Landing

Congress established Shiloh National Military Park on December 27, 1894 to commemorate the April 6-7, 1862 battle that raged around Shiloh Church and Pittsburg Landing. 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. Currently, the park has over 4,200 acres. Additional acreage will be added when the new Corinth (Mississippi) Unit becomes fully operational. For more information, click on the following links:

Battle of Shiloh History

Shiloh Battlefield Legislation

Shiloh Historical Handbook

Shiloh Map

Shiloh Monument Location System

Shiloh Site Bulletins

 

Shiloh National Cemetery  

Did You Know?
The Battle of Shiloh produced (officially) 23,746 casualties out of 109,784 men engaged. The first large scale battle of the war, Shiloh's horrific casualty list took the North and South by surprise.

Last Updated: July 12, 2006 at 14:59 EST