Bloody Pond. Reportedly, wounded men and animals found their way to this water source, and turned the water blood red while drinking and washing their wounds.
Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1917, this monument, designed and sculpted by Frederick C. Hibbard, honors all Southern troops who fought in the Battle of Shiloh.
Albert Sidney Johnston was the second highest ranking general in the Confederate army and commander of all Confederate forces in the Western Theater. A stray bullet at the Battle of Shiloh would cost the Confederacy the general that Jefferson Davis considered to be America's greatest soldier.
Where two Union gunboats fired upon attacking Confederate infantry in the late afternoon of April 6. They would continue to lob shells into the Confederate lines that evening.
With his army surprised by the Confederate attack and on the verge of being driven from the field, General Ulysses S. Grant massed 51 pieces of artillery (including heavy siege guns) and dug fortifications in a last-ditch effort to save his army.
There is perhaps no more famous Civil War icon than the Hornets' Nest at Shiloh. Ranking with Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, Bloody Lane at Antietam, and the Stone Wall at Fredericksburg, Shiloh's Hornet's Nest is well known to even the most novice Civil War student.
Shiloh's bookstore, operated by America's National Parks. Offers educational items and souvenirs related to the Battle of Shiloh, Siege and Battle of Corinth, and the Civil War in the western theater.
The Shiloh Indian Mounds Shelter is where you begin your exploration of this ancient village. Interpretive exhibits introduce the story of this culture and a tactile map is on display showcasing the entire village. The trailhead for the Indian Mounds Trail is located here.