UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Douglas McKay, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TEN
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.
SHILOH
National Military Park, Tennessee
by Albert Dillahunty
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 10
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 1955
The National Park System, of which Shiloh NationalMilitary Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving thescenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the UnitedStates for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.
Contents
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- PRELIMINARY CAMPAIGN 2
- THE FIRST DAY 9
- THE SECOND DAY 16
- RESULTS OF THE BATTLE 19
- GUIDE TO THE AREA 24
- Iowa State Monument 24
- Michigan State Monument 27
- Confederate Monument 27
- Ruggles’ Batteries 28
- Confederate Burial Trench 28
- Illinois State Monument 29
- Shiloh Church Site 29
- Fraley Field 30
- Putnam Stump 30
- Hornets’ Nest and Sunken Road 31
- Johnston’s Monument 31
- Peach Orchard 32
- War Cabin 32
- Bloody Pond 33
- Indian Mounds 33
- Overlook 33
- Pittsburg Landing 34
- NATIONAL CEMETERY 35
- HOW TO REACH THE PARK 35
- ADMINISTRATION 36
- RELATED AREAS 36
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