Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,: March 3, 1849] 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 the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents. SHILOH _National Military Park, Tennessee_ _by Albert Dillahunty_ [Illustration: Cannons] NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 10 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 1955 [Illustration: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR] _The National Park System, of which Shiloh National Military Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people._ _Contents_ _Page_ 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