Living History
Booming on the Battlefield
- Dates
- August 1, 2026 (Saturday)
- Hours
Opening hours by day Saturday 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. — Four programs: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. Programs at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. CDT
Times shown in the venue’s local time (Chicago).
- Location
- Shiloh National Military ParkShiloh, TN
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- National Park Service — Shiloh National Military Park — website (opens nps.gov in a new tab)
- Contact
- Chris Mekow731-689-5696
- Last verified
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About this event
Park staff fire a 10-pounder Parrott rifle and a 6-pounder field gun in four programs across the day, across the road from the Shiloh visitor center. Between firings the crews discuss how Civil War field artillery was served and what it did on this ground in April 1862.
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