Shiloh Military (Boy Scout) Trails
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Looking for more this spring/fall to hike the Shiloh Military Trails that I trekked with Boy Scouts over 20 years ago.
http://shilohmilitarytrails.org/PDF/Pointsofinterest1.pdf
Please contact me if interested so we can discuss adding you to this trip; there is much planning to accomplish, date not firm yet. You will be spending money up front on maps, reading material, etc. that you cannot get back, so please do not be a recreational bidder. I am cross posting this on another meetup site; group total will be four including me. Buster, my trail dog, will be with us. You must be self-sufficient.
Currently there are 8 trails open that total 90 miles. We will base camp at a place with showers and hike a different trail each day; there will be additional costs to you for the lodging that we choose. This may be a 10 to 14 day trip, 7 days hiking the long trails, Battlefield Trek day of arrival, Indian Mounds Trek day of departure (or vice-versa), and weather/zero-mile days if needed. If the #6 trail reopens, we will also do it.
Here are the hikes.
http://shilohmilitarytrails.org/index.html
Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746 casualties; more casualties than in all of America's previous wars combined. Explore both the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields to discover the impact of this struggle on the soldiers and on the nation.
Interesting Facts About Shiloh Monuments
Numerous smaller monuments are located throughout the park including about 40 for Illinois, 22 for Indiana, 12 for Iowa, and 34 for Ohio. They are scattered through fields and woods.
There are 210 cannons located though out the park. Nineteen different states were represented at the Battle of Shiloh. Of these, fifteen states have erected monuments of the battlefield in memory of their sons who fought and died at Shiloh.
Interesting Facts About Shiloh Personalities
Two Union Generals who were at Shiloh were later elected Presidents of the United States, Grant and Garfield.
Another Union General who fought at Shiloh was Lee Wallace, author of the book "Ben Hur".
Stanley, the African explorer who found Dr. Livingston, fought as a Confederate soldier at Shiloh.
The Union Surgeon General, DR. B.J.D. Irwin who had the battlefield tent hospital erected at Shiloh was the first man to be recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Confederate General Breckenridge served as Vice President in 1860.
General A.S. Johnston, killed at Shiloh, is the only full general in the history of this nation to be killed in battle.
West Point graduates who fought at Shiloh:
Union: Grant, Sherman, Buell
Confederate: Johnston, Hardee, Bragg, Polk, Beauregard, Ruggles, Wheeler
General Polk was an Episcopal Bishop.
General Sherman was formerly President of L.S.U.
The purpose of the Shiloh Military Trails Inc. is to engender interest in the history and beauty of this National Military Park by providing multiple hiking venues in and near the park which are designed to educate and entertain while at the same time providing vigorous and healthy outdoor activity.
The Shiloh Military Trails were set up in June 1960 by Ken Humphreys, a Boy Scout leader in Memphis and the Shiloh National Park Superintendent. There are eleven different hikes (9 trails and 2 treks) ranging in length from 2 to 20 miles. The trails are managed by a nonprofit corporation, Shiloh Military Trails, Inc. and are staffed by volunteers drawn mostly from scouting and hiking organizations.
After someone has completed six different hikes and other requirements they qualify to be designated as a "Shiloh Veteran Hiker" and receive a special patch, pin and a 12 x 16 certificate.
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