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Above, the Shiloh NPS has installed an Eagle Cam to monitor the activities of Hiram and Julia which can be viewed in the Visitors Center.

It is our desire that many of the visitors who have expressed a desire to know about the history, progress and future of the Shiloh eagles will have a place to learn and be amazed at these eagles.

This web site would not be possible without the kindness, cooperation and knowledgeable staffing of the Shiloh National Park. Every staff person who has permitted us access, given us information and history and maintained the location deserves our sincere gratitude and respect. Thanks to all in particular, Mr. Woody Harrell, Park Superintendent, Mr. Stacy Allen, Chief Park Ranger, and each and every officer of the Park staff.

Please, enjoy the site, but do not copy, reproduce, download or transmit any of the images contained in shiloheagles.com without the express written permission of the owner. I really can't keep you from it, but it's just a courtesy.

Thanks again for visiting.

Sincerely,

Jay Turner

History of Hiram and Julia

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The Shiloh National Military Park which is situated along the Tennessee River in Hardin County Tennessee, is the location of one of the most important battles of the American Civil War.  The Cemetery there is the final resting place for 4000 soldiers and family.  In 2007, Diane Allen, wife of Chief Ranger Stacy Allen noticed something out of the ordinary. Eagles. Ordinarily this might not have been remarkable, but eagles had never been observed to nest here in the Shiloh National Park, at least the American Bald Eagle, the National Bird. Interestingly, the nesting site was not as one might expect on the river banks but at the intersection of one of the nest heavily traversed roads in the park. She named them Hiram and Julia after General U.S. Grant and his wife.

Over the past three years Hiram and Julia have become celebrities in their own right.  They have raised two eaglets each year except the 2010 season during which the two small chicks died  and fell from the tall tree that houses the nest.
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More to Come.

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