October in TN

 We love Tennessee!

I've discovered that if we move along too quickly, I have a hard time remembering where we've been and what order.  That's what's nice about digital pictures.  They not only give you the date and the time, but often, through Google, they give you the location of where the pic was taken.  Whew....

Our campsite at the TVA campground

Tennessee River, dam and locks

We made it to Shiloh, TN.  Dale was anxious to see the Civil War Battlefield and National Cemetery.  We stayed at a beautiful site along the Tennessee River.  But... as there is always a "but" , there was a paper mill on the other side and the smell was awful.  The view was beautiful and we had a nice site along the river with good 50 amp power and nice water.  Water and power...it's those simple things in life! 




Shiloh 


Shiloh is the place for Civil War buffs.  If you want to know where each division sat, slept, where they walked at each hour of the day, where they shot and when they were shot at, then this is the place for you.  It is a large place with monuments, plaques, statues, etc., everywhere explaining each detail of the battle.
The monuments are striking.  There are so many that you lose the beauty of each one.  The bronze relief shown below was on a monument.  I was so impressed with the detail.  We learned a little more about the Civil War.   We wanted to go to Vicksburg, but alas, our heater core started leaking so we decided to head more directly to a large Texas repair place to get it fixed.

Even the pups were allowed to walk around in the fields.

This bronze relief was just a small part of a huge monument.