Just a short hour’s drive south of Jackson is Shiloh National Military Park and Battlefield. As the Nation’s third oldest battlefield predating the National Park system by 22 years, it is one of the region’s most popular and important attractions.

For an interactive map powered by Google from the Courtyard By Marriot® Jackson and the National Park click here.

Within the park boundaries are three separate, yet equally important sites that are landmarks within their own rights: Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh National Cemetery and Shiloh Indian Mounds. The Military Park is home to battlefield of Shiloh itself, as well as a separate unit that preserves and maintains the battle of Corinth, Mississippi. Producing over 23,000 casualties, the Battle of Shiloh was the largest engagement in the Mississippi Valley during the Civil War

The National Cemetery contains over 4,000 United States soldiers and their families. Established in 1866 as Pittsburg Landing National Cemetery, it eventually became known as Shiloh National Cemetery in 1889 and contains only those that died on the battlefield in Shiloh and along the Tennessee River during the Civil War.

It isn’t known to whom the Shiloh Indian Mounds were home to, as it dates before written records were created. What remains are six earthen mounds, rectangular in shape and flat on top, probably used to elevate the town’s important structures. The southernmost mound is an oval, which is the burial ground for the town’s leaders or otherwise important people.

Additionally, the park is home to more than 300 terrestrial vertebrate species and over 50 species of fish and 50 species of amphibians and reptiles. Not to mention the hundreds of species of insects and invertebrates. Bordered by moving water on three side, this park is a haven for local wildlife.

For more information on the park visit the site at the bottom of the page.

If you’re staying in Jackson on business or pleasure or if you’re merely passing through, don’t miss the region’s most important and significant historical attraction. While staying at the Courtyard by Marriott® Jackson, take a day trip to one of the nation’s oldest battlefields! Just a short hour’s drive south through scenic countryside, visit the beautiful landmark that has its home in southwestern Tennessee.

The Courtyard by Marriott® Jackson has all the amenities that you have come to expect from a Marriot® hotel. We’ve plumped up our spacious guest rooms with upgraded bedding, thicker mattresses and softer, fluffier pillows. For the weary traveler or the pleasure seeker, our hotel is positioned to offer you the comfort and convenience that you deserve.