"Shiloh Battlefield Visit" Topic

My 25 year old daughter has agreed to visit Shiloh battlefield with me this April. We're going to have to fly there as I live in Arizona and she lives in Washington. Have never been there although I had relatives on both sides of the conflict fighting that battle. Where is a good place to stay a couple of nights? Any suggestions on where to eat? thank you

Sorry for the extra posts. I cannot type so I have to use voice activation and it kept calling Shiloh shallow,haha.

The Shiloh area itself is pretty empty. There are some tourist stops with that sort of stuff and some "local color" places nearby. Pretty decent places and worth the stop if you want local color. Hotel wise? Not a lot. Maybe up in Savannah TN or Corinth MS?

Corinth is also a good visiting site for the ACW actions that took place after the battle at Shiloh. link

Jim

Russell's Beef House in Corinth is wonderful.

No comment about the accommodations inthe area….however…if you google "Staff ride Shiloh" you'll get a super informative free pdf download.

Used to do living history at Fort Donelson. Went sometimes to Shiloh. Really not much accommodation wise in the area, unless recent. So Corinth probably best. Fort Donelson was bad for ticks. Never got any at Shiloh, but keep an eye out.

From Corinth you can also visit nearby Iuka which is a large but overlooked battle. Read the Peter Cozzens book, "The Darkest Days of the War" which covers Iuka and the battles at Corinth. Cozzens style is an easy and enjoyable read. There aren't many books about Shiloh, but the Edward Cunningham book, "Shiloh" is a good start.

Check out these Air BnB options near Shiloh. I prefer them over Hotels any time.
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You will find Shiloh a very rewarding field to visit. If you can manage to rise early in the morning, walk the trail taken by the 25th Missouri (sw from Prentiss's position) to the point where the pickets fired the battle's first shots. The NPS has marked the picket line. In the early light it is possible to imagine easily the Rebs flitting through the shadows as they advance toward you.

James Arnold
Napoleon Books

I live near Shiloh, and you will want to stay in Corinth. Check out this site:

corinth.net

You can also check out the reconstructed Battery Robinette in Corinth, that featured so prominently in the battle.

Be sure to have a slugburger, the local specialty.

As for books, Cunningham is a bit dry. Rather, read Larry Daniel's "Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War." Daniel's area of expertise is the Western Theater, and his books are highly readable. The aforementioned Cozzens' book is excellent.

Thank you all. My ancestor was in Buell's army, but was involved in both days' battles. Captain William Franklin Limpus, 36th Indiana. There is a marker on the field where they fought the first day. I own his sword.. This is a bucket list trip for me.

"Sha-low." Pretty sure that's how Gen. N.B. Forrest pronounced it.

Just wanted to thank everybody for your responses. Trip was fantastic. Found my ancestor's monument and even a second one to his unit. Shiloh is stunningly well-preserved. Hired a guide who was a park ranger there for 20 years and when we found my ancestor's unit monument he admitted it was one he had never seen. But Shiloh is like that. There are markers and monuments everywhere. Many hidden deep in the woods . If you go, I would suggest you buy the map that lists every monument and marker purchasednin the bookstore. It is well worth it. Always knew my ancestor and his regiment fought near a battery of heavy artillery but only when I found the marker hidden on the battlefield in the middle of the woods with no trail to it that I discerned it was a battery (section) of 24 pound howitzers – pretty damn heavy. If you have a chance to go to this battlefield you won't regret it. Stayed in an air BNB in Adamsville. tried to have a slug burger in Corinth, but it was Sunday and nothing in the South is open on a Sunday except church. did do the restaurant called Hagee's catfish farm or something right next to the battlefield and it was delicious. Thanks again to everyone.