Shiloh National Military Park / Brian K. McCutchen and Timothy B. Smith ; foreword by Woody Harrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCutchen, Brian K., Author.

Smith, Timothy B., 1974- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shiloh National Military Park (Tenn. and Miss.)--History--Pictorial works.

Shiloh National Military Park (Tenn. and Miss.).

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments--Pictorial works.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Shiloh National Military Park, established on December 27, 1894, commemorates and preserves the site of the April 1862 Battle of Shiloh, one of the first major engagements of the Civil War. With 23,746 casualties, Shiloh served not only as a wake-up call for the North and South but also provided important strategic gains for the North. Prior to the park’s establishment, a small national cemetery had been the only preservation and commemoration at the site for decades, but the arrival of the commission to build the park changed the isolated area to a memorial visited by hundreds of thousands annually. Originally governed by the War Department, Shiloh is now under the auspices of the National Park Service, which continues to preserve, commemorate, interpret, and educate the public about the Battle of Shiloh and the Civil War.

Contents:

Shiloh : bloody battle in Tennessee

National Military Park : Shiloh's golden age

Memories in stone and bronze : monuments of Shiloh

Tragedy turned opportunity : the cyclone of 1909

A new generation : Shiloh in the post-veteran era

Depression, war, and change : Shiloh's forward progress

From centennial to modernity : preserving Shiloh.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885210093