cruising with jim and linda: We got ELECTRIC/Lorreta Lynn Ranch/Savannah Tn.

Thur. we stayed at Jens they scheduled the part for Fri. Jen called and said she had free tickets to the Titian's vs. Saints. We had free parking next to the field and great seats around the thirty yard line. We took Katie with us because Chris and Mackenzie had practice.

Fri. after Cracker Barrel we went to Camping World to encourage them to get our unit done. Our appt. was 9:30 it was to take a couple of hours but we did not leave till 4:00 but it was done YEA. We got a campsite at Nashville camping rv park which was there last one. We went to Jen to get some of our stuff. Sat. after getting our bikes on the back of the 5th wheel and making sure everything was working we went to Jens for dinner,cards and the rest of our stuff. Kari, Addy and Stephen come over also and Jen was the winner in golf.

Sun. we left after Church to go to Loretta Lynn's Ranch. It rained in the morning but we managed to leave and when we got to the camp site we had to wait for the rain to stop. We drove around and found Loretta's home.They also were having a large horse show going on.

Mon. We drove into Waverly and found the town closed except for Walmart. We then came back and drove around Loretta's ranch. She has her home and a sawmill, an what a coal mine would be like and a museum. That night they were having a concert where the horse show was taken place. Linda and I went and listened to some of the singers and danced a little. It was a great night.

Tues. We drove to Jackson Tn. ate at a buffet at Casey Jones railroad and museum. It nice to see American hero. Casey was an engineer that came around a corner to see a train stopped on his tracks. He told his Pullman to jump and he stayed to stop the train. When it hit he lost his life but saved all his passengers. After a long day we got to Green Acres RV Park in Savannah Tn. Linda went for a swim and we later watched a movie we rented.

Wed. Our trip to Shiloh Battlefield April 6-7 1862

Union Dress

Confederate Dress

Memorial to the Confederate

this is one of the many memorials to the leaders of the Union Army

as we went thru the park here is one of the many lines the two sides held on the 6th

This is inside the Shilok Church where the name of the battle came from

this

is the church that was built after the war. As you can see it was started twice because of lack of funds

This is a memorial to the men from Mn.

This is where the Union army got surrended and captured it is called the Hornets nest because of the bullets coming from so many directions and they buzzed like bees. 2100 Union soldiers were captured.

These 2 pictures tell where the confederate soldiers were buried.

dedicated to the men who fought from Tn.

Called Bloody Pond. During the battle soldiers of both sides came here to drink and bathe their wounds. Both men and horses died at the pond their blood staining the water.

The next three pictures are of the indian mounds found at Shiloh. They where there about 800 years ago.On top of the mounds is where the villages were and the round mounds is where they buried there dead.