Shiloh National Military Park

Drive the 12.7-mile tour road through the 1862 Shiloh battlefield, past the Hornets' Nest, the Peach Orchard and the national cemetery.

1055 Pittsburg Landing Rd · Shiloh, TN

About Shiloh National Military Park

Shiloh preserves the ground of the April 6 and 7, 1862 battle along the Tennessee River. A 12.7-mile auto tour route has 22 stops, including the Peach Orchard, the Hornets' Nest and the site where General Albert Sidney Johnston died. Start at the visitor center for the film Shiloh: Fiery Trial and the exhibits, then walk through Shiloh National Cemetery. The park also protects the Shiloh Indian Mounds, a Mississippian-era village site that is a National Historic Landmark.

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