Savannah (Tennessee)

Savannah is the county seat of Hardin County in Western Tennessee. It is a real Southern, conservative, Bible-belt type of town, so if that is your element, you'll be in heaven. But just to the south of here transpired one of the most significant events of the Civil War, that being the Battle of Shiloh. The Union's victory here allowed it to make inroads to the Mississippi Valley that would become a turning point in the war.

See

 * The Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center - exhibits, presentations, etc.
 * The Shiloh Battlefield - including the Shiloh Church which ironically became like a bloodbath
 * The Shiloh National Cemetery - resting place of many of the dead, including unknown victims
 * The Shiloh Indian Mounds - ironically before the major conflagration even took place, some 800 years ago, these 7 mounds were created by indigenous people on this same site
 * The Shiloh Indian Mounds - ironically before the major conflagration even took place, some 800 years ago, these 7 mounds were created by indigenous people on this same site