Shiloh Military Park to expand Corinth unit

The Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission and Shiloh National Military Park are working on an agreement for the National Park Service to begin managing 800 acres of Civil War battlefield property even before a formal transfer is completed.

Officials want park rangers to begin maintenance at the properties right away.

The property transferred was provided for by Congress in December in the appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of the Interior.