One of the major battles in the early portion of Civil War Western Theatre was the battle of Shiloh. The battlefield is a short drive from home... and I always wondered about the infamous "hornets' nest"... It was pretty high on my bucket list, and it was a great weekend adventure... Camping We left on Friday afternoon and headed to Pickwick Dam State Park... nice weather, all seemed to be easy-peasy... Until we were about five miles from the campsite... and the pretty white puffy clouds turned dark gray and opened up with a downpour... It was all we could do to figure out where the road was... and slow way down. Finding the park entrance was a challenge, but thanks to Google Maps we could at least know when we were close to the turns. But... the deluge continued until it came time to back into the site... We tried umbrellas to keep dry while backing into the narrow site (on an angle to the road, but still narrow and very small (it was a state park after a