Shiloh National Military Park

We made it a short trip today. After leaving Swallow Bluff Island around 7:00 we arrived at another anchorage behind Diamond Island shortly before noon. The island is just past Savannah, KY. We stopped here because we wanted to tour the site of the Shiloh Church Civil War battle at Pittsburg Landing. There were 23,000 casualties in this battle for control of the southern railroads when 40,000 union troops led by General’s Ulysses Grant, D. Buell and Sherman fought 44,000 troops under the command of General’s Johnston and Beauregard.
The Shiloh National Military Park has an 8 1/2 miles of battlefield tour route, a visitor center and bookstore as well as a National Cemetery. It required a 30 minute dinghy ride followed by a 45 minute hike to get there, but it was worth it. The Park is a fitting monument to the thousands of soldiers that lost their lives here.
After our tour we returned to the boat for a swim .and another. The weather has been great, mostly sunny and temps in the high 70’s and low 80’s. Later it was another gourmet meal in the cockpit while listening to nearby hoot owls.

So long for now……