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It was a defining moment in the Civil War and it happened right here in Tennessee. The Battle of Shiloh proved to everyone the Civil War was going to be long and extremely bloody.  It’s been 150 years since it happened.  Shiloh National Park Ranger Chris Mekow is here with more on how the state is commemorating the anniversary.

http://www.nps.gov/shil/index.htm

http://www.shiloh150.org/  and   http://www.shiloh150th.com/