Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center

Operated by the National Park Service as a unit of Shiloh Military Park, the Center located at Battery Robinett will be a $9 million facility that is estimated to open in 2003.  It will interpret the 1862 campaign for Corinth and Corinth's impact on the Western Theater.

The National Park Service will also be in charge of more than 500 acres of battlefield lands associated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth.

Themes of the Interpretive Center:

Orientation
An Advancing War: Corinth and the War of the Western Theater

Immersion
The Experience of War: The Siege and Battle Military Strategy, Earthworks; the Troops; Transportation and the Logistics

Transformation
A Changed Country: The Civilians, the Slaves and Emancipation; Contraband Camps, Conscription and Integration

Reconciliation
The Lingering War: Rebuilding the South; Forming One Nation; Redefining Individual Freedoms and States Rights

Reflection
The Personal Dialogue: Sustaining the Memory; Honoring the Dead; Understanding the Civil War's Relevance on Today