Tour Stop 18: Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh National Cemetery

Today, Pittsburg Landing and the Shiloh National Cemetery serve as two of the most scenic locations on the Shiloh Battlefield. Learn more about the Federal landing at shiloh as well as the fighting that took place where the cemetery now stands.
Garry Adelman is the Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust. General Parker Hills runs Battle Focus Tours and Dr. Timothy B Smith is an author and a professor at UT Martin. #ShilohBattlefieldTour
This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Tennessee and Mississippi. View the full playlist here: • Civil War Tennessee/Mi...
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

[@fryuppe]

Wonderful! Greetings from Scotland. I hope to pay my respects at Shiloh in the near future. The tranquil and considerate character of this superb presentation honours all who fell over two days of maelstrom and carnage. Thank you.

[@kirkwilson10]

Pittsburg Landing looks a lot different from when I grew up 4 miles across the river. The Park Service has done a very nice job of restoring it to resemble more like it was on April 6, 1862. There are WW2 soldiers buried there, too, including my great-uncle, Parker Fondren, who was killed on June 8, 1944 just north of Rome. When he died, he left a wife and a 2 year old baby girl, Phyllis Lee, who after growing up with all the cousins including my Mom & aunt, drifted away and was lost to the family for 50 years. Thanks to the diligence of my sister, Donna King and Facebook, Phyllis Lee was found living in Alabama! The Park found out about her story and through their kindness and patriotism made Uncle Parker the soldier of note on Memorial Day 2018. It was amazing, but I will never forget what most people didn't see, and that was the reunion of all those cousins who hadn't seen each other in 50 years. Some have passed on now, but thank you Shiloh National Military Park for what you did for our Hardin County family and others who came from several states to reunite and ameliorate somewhat the generational pain of at least one family touched by the tragedy of the war.

[@jimwilson7824]

Y’all are absolutely correct. Shiloh is the most beautiful national cemetery I’ve seen. Overlooking the Tennessee river it is amazing. When there is snow on the ground, it will leave you speechless. There were some Revolutionary War soldiers relocated to this cemetery a few years ago. I believe are some Iraq War veterans also buried here. It definitely feels like hallowed ground when you walk through it. Nice video Gentlemen!! Thank you!

[@SafetyTrainer]

Shiloh is a must see. Humbling. It thrilling to know Grant and so many others stood here. Thank you for your work gentlemen.

[@retiredguyadventures6211]

Visited the Shiloh Battlefield back in 2019. I have always visit the National Cemeteries that are associated with Civil War battlefield to pay my respects to the fallen heroes. This cemetery was very beautiful and serene. The gun shown at the end is a Dahlgren gun. My 1st ship, while serving in the US Navy, was named after Admiral Dahlgren USS Dahlgren DLG-12.

[@ramona14220]

Toured the battlefield two years ago.Coming up from the Indian mounds to the cemetery is very striking. The Hornets Nest area has a quite long line of cannon of various types, more varied then any other battlefield I have been to. I am thinking one was even a Wiard gun and some were English imports. Camped at Pickwick Park and the night was very dark and the sky was lit by more stars than I have seen in years.

[@Mag_Aoidh]

Very pleasant place to just reflect on the cost of war. One of my favorite.

[@stacyvonn8036]

Perhaps no one has done more to interpret and preserve Mississippi’s complicated Civil War past than Magnolia State native Parker Hills. A military veteran, Hills served for more than three decades in active and reserve roles, retiring as a brigadier general, Mississippi Army National Guard.... PARKER HILLS. 🤘😊🤘❤️💯❤️💯❤️

[@nathanfisher1826]

Very good thanks

[@exposethenwo6491]

I visited this past April 7. Enjoy your videos.

[@gary4645]

I have truly enjoyed this Western theatre series that you gentleman have done. There is a ton of information that is contained inside of these few minutes that are given. Thanks for taking the time to produce this series.

[@ellenflagg8080]

excellent, visual shot at the end was too!

[@jasonallen9682]

I have put the anvil chorus in heavy rotation since I first watched this. Great story

[@michaelnewton5873]

There is overlooking the Tennessee River a semi circle of stones for Wisconsin soldiers who are NOT buried there. Those are Cenotaphs and are memorials to men who fought at Shiloh from Wisconsin.

[@SuperPhester]

Had to go listen to, the Anvil Chorus, to hear what my Great Grandfather heard that evening, while being wounded earlier in the day.

[@spankthatdonkey]

I will have to see this cemetery and compare it to Arlington, or Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.

[@stacyvonn8036]

The Confederate reunion grounds cemetery in Fort Parker Texas has hundreds of headstones that have unknown on them and it is beautiful cemetery also....❤️💯❤️💯❤️

[@davewallace8219]

nice! thanks

[@angeleyes3416]

Been there many a times. Very good Visitor center although there shouldn’t be a ww2 case? Great video and info!

[@ronaldtyrl714]

“Lick ‘em tomorrow.” General Lew Wallace’s 7,000 man 3rd Division arrives from Crup’s Landing Sunday evening which threatens Confederate left flank all day Monday, the second day of battle, which was a major threat which helped push the Confederates back until they retreat. Important to remember this Union Division.

[@larryrowe5259]

About 10 years ago I " found" a cemetery of About 40 souls. It was not until a subdivision was built nearby that the land was cleared and some people cleaned up the cemetery. I found a tombstone that read: Albert Mills 9th Illinois infantry volunteers , company I. Died April 25th, 1862 from wounds at Pittsburgh Landing. ( near Troy Illinois)

[@theskillz]

36th Indiana would be the first regiment to arrive from the Army of the Ohio

[@nikitaklebnikov3574]

Ending of the video say, " Gary Adelman"

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

The Union are in graves while the Confederates are in trenches. Even to this day.

[@disco07]

Pretty nice cemetery but I prefer Arlington.

[@williamsherman7811]

can we get some uncle billy coverage

[@CSAFD]

🤮sherman the WAR CRIMINAL!

[@donb7113]

And as all this is happening, the commanding general, General Halleck has no idea what’s going on because of communication issues, and that he was a waste of rank.

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

The fact in 1866 they refused to dig up and re-bury the confederate dead is sad.

[@MickeyJWind]

why nothing just discussing april 7? April 7 had just as mich fighting as the 6th. We desperately need a work done just on April 7.

[@flaman1967]

You're not Merlin from the Amish Mafia ?