Shiloh National Military Park
National Military Park · TN, MS
Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746 casualties; more casualties than in all of America's previous wars combined. Explore both the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields to discover the impact of this struggle on the soldiers and on the nation.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/shil
- Location
- Shiloh National Military Park (35.139, -88.342)
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Passport stamp locations
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center
- Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Visitor Center
- Shiloh Battlefield Book Store
Hours
Shiloh National Military Parktoday: Sunrise to Sunset
- Sat Oct 3Sunrise to Sunset
- Sun Oct 4Sunrise to Sunset
- Mon Oct 5Sunrise to Sunset
- Tue Oct 6Sunrise to Sunset
- Wed Oct 7Sunrise to Sunset
- Thu Oct 8Sunrise to Sunset
- Fri Oct 9Sunrise to Sunset
The park grounds remain open daily from sunrise to sunset. The Shiloh Battlefield visitor center is open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. The park film, "Shiloh: Fiery Trial" shows on the hour beginning at 9:00 am with the last showing at 4:00 pm. The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. The America's National Parks Store at Shiloh is open from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm daily during the summer season.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
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- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Centertoday: 9:00AM - 5:00PMDirections
- Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Visitor Centertoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
- Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Centertoday: 9:00AM - 5:00PMDirections
Self-guided tours
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Corinth Auto Tour #1: Pre- and Post-Shiloh30–45 minutes · 5 stops
Originally called the Cross City, Corinth was a vital transportation hub and a lynchpin of military control in northern Mississippi by 1861. This Corinth Auto Tour #1 explores Corinth prior to the bloody Battle of Shiloh and its aftermath.
Corinth Auto Tour #2 - Siege of Corinth1–2 hours · 6 stops
The Siege of Corinth took place from April 29 - May 30, 1862. General P.G.T. Beauregard's defeated Army of the Mississippi, having been reinforced by Major General Earl Van Dorn's Army of the West, have dug in and prepare to defend Corinth. At the same time, the Union forces now under command of Major General Henry W. Halleck slowly make their way towards their enemy. General Grant would call Corinth "the great strategic position [in] the West between the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers."
Corinth Auto Tour #3 - Engagement at Iuka1–2 hours · 3 stops
The Battle of Iuka was fought on September 19, 1862, in Iuka, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. In the opening battle of the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans stopped the advance of the Confederate Army of the West commanded by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price.
Corinth Auto Tour #4 - The Battle of Corinth
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.