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Contact: Deborah Coble, 907-280-8739
Contact: Stacy Allen, 731-689-5275
ATLANTA — Today, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin announced the selection of Allen Etheridge as the new superintendent of Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, Tennessee. Etheridge will begin his new assignment on October 11. “Allen’s expertise in conservation and historic preservation will be critical to the long-term stewardship of Shiloh National Military Park,” Austin said. “The park, expanded by the 2019 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, will benefit substantially from Allen's commitment to engaging broader audiences and gateway communities. I am pleased to welcome Allen back to the South Atlantic-Gulf Region.”
“I am deeply honored to accept this remarkable opportunity to serve as the superintendent of Shiloh National Military Park,” said Etheridge. “The actions that occurred at Shiloh and Corinth and the resulting narrative is still relevant in today’s national dialogue. It is especially humbling to help preserve the hallowed ground and place of honor of the national cemetery. I look forward to working with the staff, partners and local communities in promoting and protecting these special places.”
Since 2015, Etheridge has served as superintendent of the Southeast Arizona Group, consisting of Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Cochise County, Arizona. During his 30-year NPS career, Etheridge has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in visitor and resource protection, interpretation and resource management, wildland and structural fire programs, and emergency services. Etheridge began working with NPS as a seasonal park ranger, largely in the southeast and southwest. His permanent assignments include service at Assateague Island National Seashore, Everglades National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and Big Bend National Park & Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.
Etheridge, a U.S. Navy Reservist, is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social science. Etheridge and his wife, Shanna Ramsey, are pleased to return to their home state of Tennessee and enthusiastic about connecting with local communities.
About Shiloh National Military Park:
Located in Shiloh, Tennessee, Shiloh National Military Park preserves the battlefield where the first major battle in the Western theater of the Civil War occurred. The two-day battle of April 6 and 7, 1862, involved almost 110,000 troops, of which nearly 24,000 were killed, wounded or missing. The decisive victory enabled Union forces to advance and seize control of the strategic Confederate railway junction at Corinth, Mississippi on May 30, 1862, then withstand an October Confederate counterattack. The park contains a wide array of historic sites, including the Corinth, Davis Bridge and Shiloh battlefields, Shiloh National Cemetery, and Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark. The park was established on Dec. 27, 1894, and transferred from the War Department on Aug. 10, 1933. The national cemetery holds 3,584 Union interred, 2,357 of whom are unknown.
“I am deeply honored to accept this remarkable opportunity to serve as the superintendent of Shiloh National Military Park,” said Etheridge. “The actions that occurred at Shiloh and Corinth and the resulting narrative is still relevant in today’s national dialogue. It is especially humbling to help preserve the hallowed ground and place of honor of the national cemetery. I look forward to working with the staff, partners and local communities in promoting and protecting these special places.”
Since 2015, Etheridge has served as superintendent of the Southeast Arizona Group, consisting of Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Cochise County, Arizona. During his 30-year NPS career, Etheridge has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in visitor and resource protection, interpretation and resource management, wildland and structural fire programs, and emergency services. Etheridge began working with NPS as a seasonal park ranger, largely in the southeast and southwest. His permanent assignments include service at Assateague Island National Seashore, Everglades National Park, Natchez Trace Parkway and Big Bend National Park & Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.
Etheridge, a U.S. Navy Reservist, is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social science. Etheridge and his wife, Shanna Ramsey, are pleased to return to their home state of Tennessee and enthusiastic about connecting with local communities.
About Shiloh National Military Park:
Located in Shiloh, Tennessee, Shiloh National Military Park preserves the battlefield where the first major battle in the Western theater of the Civil War occurred. The two-day battle of April 6 and 7, 1862, involved almost 110,000 troops, of which nearly 24,000 were killed, wounded or missing. The decisive victory enabled Union forces to advance and seize control of the strategic Confederate railway junction at Corinth, Mississippi on May 30, 1862, then withstand an October Confederate counterattack. The park contains a wide array of historic sites, including the Corinth, Davis Bridge and Shiloh battlefields, Shiloh National Cemetery, and Shiloh Indian Mounds National Historic Landmark. The park was established on Dec. 27, 1894, and transferred from the War Department on Aug. 10, 1933. The national cemetery holds 3,584 Union interred, 2,357 of whom are unknown.
Last updated: August 20, 2020