I visited the battlefield in 1981 when I attended President Reagan’s inauguration. It gave me an eerie feeling to stand right where hand-to-hand combat was going on during the battle—and no one else was around, since it was not the tourist season. Incidentally, there is still a courthouse near the site.
Wow! Visiting the major Civil War battle sites is definitely on my bucket list!
I explored the battlefield at Shiloh and had the same experience. It was late spring, the weather was calm and warm, the flowers and trees were beautiful and there wasn't another soul around. It was like a Garden of Eden - except knowing what took place in that exact spot.