Shiloh National Military Park (redirected from Shiloh Indian Mounds Site)

Shiloh National Military Park: see Shiloh, battle of; National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Shiloh National Military Park

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Military Parks

Address: 1055 Pittsburg Landing Rd
Shiloh, TN 38376
Phone: 731-689-5696;
Fax: 731-689-5450;
Web: www.nps.gov/shil/
Size: 5,065 acres.
Established: Established on December 27, 1894; transferred from War Department on August 10, 1933.
Location: 110 miles east of Memphis, Tennessee. Accessible from I-40 via TN 22 south and from Memphis along TN 57 east and TN 22 north.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), bicycle trail, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Auto touring, hiking, bicycling, ranger programs, living history demonstrations.
Special Features: The bitter battle fought here April 6-7, 1862, prepared the way for Major General U.S. Grant's successful siege of Vicksburg. Besides preserving the site of the battle in Tennessee, park commemorates the subsequent siege, battle, and occupation of the key railroad junction at nearby Corinth, Mississippi. Well-preserved prehistoric Indian mounds overlook the river. Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) National Cemetery adjoins the park.

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See other parks in Tennessee.