News Release

Park Postpones "Meet the Past" Bus Tour

Five Individuals from Meet the Past

NPS Compiled by Mekow

News Release Date: September 9, 2026
Contact: Chris Mekow, 731.689.5696

SHILOH, Tenn. — Shiloh National Military Park will reschedule its “Meet the Past” bus tour from Sept. 12 to Oct. 17. Due to the forecasted high temperatures, the park will host the event next month to ensure the safety of the living historians and visitors.

“We are grateful to have the flexibility to reschedule this event,” said Acting Superintendent Randy Marin. “We look forward to welcoming visitors to experience stories from the past when temperatures are cooler in mid-October.”

The tour invites visitors to learn about the Battle of Shiloh through firsthand accounts shared by living historians using historical documents such as letters, diaries and other primary sources. The “Meet the Past” tour will feature the stories of five individuals who experienced the battle:

• Sam Houston, Jr., Texas soldier
• Belle Reynolds, Union nurse
• Leander Stillwell, Union soldier
• Ann Dickey Wallace, wife of General W.H.L. Wallace
• Cyrus Boyd, 15th Iowa Infantry soldier

The Battle of Shiloh was a two-day engagement in April 1862 that raged around Shiloh Church and Pittsburg Landing. With more than 23,000 casualties, it was the largest battle in the Mississippi Valley campaign during the Civil War.

The “Meet the Past” bus tour is free, but seating is limited. Tours will depart from the Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center on Oct. 17 at 2, 2:30, 3:50 and 4:20 p.m. Each tour lasts approximately one hour and 45 minutes.

Reservations are required. To reserve seats, please call 731‑689‑5696.

For more information about events at both the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields, please call 731‑689‑5696, visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/shil, follow us on X at @ShilohNPS or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ShilohNMP.

Tags: civil war, living history, bus tour, battlefield, military, family friendly

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