hlightcap
Private
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2010
- Location
- Cornelius, NC
Here is my itinerary for my trip in two weeks. I have fit in as much as possible into the limited time frame and do not think I could add anything else unless there is somewhere that is a must see…are there any glaring omissions?
Thursday, November 11th
Leave Cornelius, NC
Pick up my brother at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ALT)
Chickamauga Battlefield Hike
Florida Monument, Georgia Monument and Colquitt Monument
Polk's Headquarters to US artillery position
Bragg's Headquarters to Winfrey Field and Baldwin Monument
Brock's Field to Brotherton Cabin
Yellow trail to Heg monument
Green trail to Wilder Tower Monument
Red trail to Lytle Monument
Red trail to Rosecrans’s Headquarters
Vinard Road trail to South Carolina Monument
South Carolina Monument to Snodgrass Hill
Snodgrass to Kelly's Cabin
Kelly's cabin back to parking lot
Stay at Courtyard-Nashville West End
Friday, November 12th
Fort Negley
Fort Donelson National Battlefield Hike
Visitor Center to Union Camp and Smith’s Attack
Smith’s Attack to the River Trail to Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson to Fort Donelson Trail to National Cemetery
National Cemetery to Cedar Street to French’s Battery
French’s Battery to Maney’s Battery to Grave’s Battery
Grave’s Battery to Visitor Center
Fort Henry Hike
Parker Crossroads Hike
Salem Cemetery Battlefield
Stay at Memphis Marriott Downtown next to Beale Street
Saturday, November 13th
Shiloh National Military Park Morning Hike
Start south of Shiloh Church
Take Sherman Road to the Crossroads and Woolf Field
Take trail to 2 Confederate Burial Trenches
Take Sherman Road to Jones Field
Take Cavalry Road through Cavalry Field and Confederate Burial Trench
Take Trail to Corinth-Pittsburg Road
Take Corinth Road to Prentiss Surrender Site
Take Eastern Corinth Road and Trail to Wicker Field
Take Hamburg-Savannah Road to Bloody Pond, Peach Orchard, and Johnston’s Death Site
Cut through Sarah Bell’s Cotton Field to William Manse Cabin
Take Sunken Road through the Hornet’s Nest
Cut through Duncan’s Field to Ruggles Battery Trail
Take Hamburg-Purdy Road to Lost Field Trail
Take Lost Field Trail to Peabody Road and Monument
Take Peabody Road back to Shiloh Church
Shiloh National Military Park Afternoon Hike
Start from Visitor Center
Take Brown’s Ferry Road to Indian Mounds
Take Trail to Corinth-Pittsburg Road
Take Confederate Last Line Trail to Grant’s Last Line
Take Grant’s Last Line to Pittsburg Landing
Take Pittsburg Landing Bluff Trail
Return to Visitor Center
Drive other parts of battlefield and head back to Nashville.
Return to NC on Sunday with a possible stop at Stones River or Franklin.
Thursday, November 11th
Leave Cornelius, NC
Pick up my brother at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ALT)
Chickamauga Battlefield Hike
Florida Monument, Georgia Monument and Colquitt Monument
Polk's Headquarters to US artillery position
Bragg's Headquarters to Winfrey Field and Baldwin Monument
Brock's Field to Brotherton Cabin
Yellow trail to Heg monument
Green trail to Wilder Tower Monument
Red trail to Lytle Monument
Red trail to Rosecrans’s Headquarters
Vinard Road trail to South Carolina Monument
South Carolina Monument to Snodgrass Hill
Snodgrass to Kelly's Cabin
Kelly's cabin back to parking lot
Stay at Courtyard-Nashville West End
Friday, November 12th
Fort Negley
Fort Donelson National Battlefield Hike
Visitor Center to Union Camp and Smith’s Attack
Smith’s Attack to the River Trail to Fort Donelson
Fort Donelson to Fort Donelson Trail to National Cemetery
National Cemetery to Cedar Street to French’s Battery
French’s Battery to Maney’s Battery to Grave’s Battery
Grave’s Battery to Visitor Center
Fort Henry Hike
Parker Crossroads Hike
Salem Cemetery Battlefield
Stay at Memphis Marriott Downtown next to Beale Street
Saturday, November 13th
Shiloh National Military Park Morning Hike
Start south of Shiloh Church
Take Sherman Road to the Crossroads and Woolf Field
Take trail to 2 Confederate Burial Trenches
Take Sherman Road to Jones Field
Take Cavalry Road through Cavalry Field and Confederate Burial Trench
Take Trail to Corinth-Pittsburg Road
Take Corinth Road to Prentiss Surrender Site
Take Eastern Corinth Road and Trail to Wicker Field
Take Hamburg-Savannah Road to Bloody Pond, Peach Orchard, and Johnston’s Death Site
Cut through Sarah Bell’s Cotton Field to William Manse Cabin
Take Sunken Road through the Hornet’s Nest
Cut through Duncan’s Field to Ruggles Battery Trail
Take Hamburg-Purdy Road to Lost Field Trail
Take Lost Field Trail to Peabody Road and Monument
Take Peabody Road back to Shiloh Church
Shiloh National Military Park Afternoon Hike
Start from Visitor Center
Take Brown’s Ferry Road to Indian Mounds
Take Trail to Corinth-Pittsburg Road
Take Confederate Last Line Trail to Grant’s Last Line
Take Grant’s Last Line to Pittsburg Landing
Take Pittsburg Landing Bluff Trail
Return to Visitor Center
Drive other parts of battlefield and head back to Nashville.
Return to NC on Sunday with a possible stop at Stones River or Franklin.