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Chickamauga
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Two and a half months after the Confederate Army's drive into Union territory had been checked by the Federals at Gettysburg, the two armies met near Chattanooga, Tennessee, to dispute control of the west. Here they locked in the bloody battle of Chickamaunga, one of the most hotly contended engagements of American history, and one of the most extraordinary.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, located north of Chattahoochee National Forest , honors the Civil War soldiers that fought for control of Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1863. Chickamauga was considered the last major Confederate victory, but it was a hollow victory as control of Chattanooga was ultimately gained by the Federals two months later.Between 1890 and 1899 the Congress of the United States authorized the establishment of the first four national military parks: Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. The first and largest of these, and the one upon which the establishment and development of most other national military and historical parks was based, was Chickamauga and Chattanooga. It owes its existence largley to the efforts of General H.V. Boynton and Ferdinand Van Derveer, both veterans of the Army of the Cumberland, who saw the need for a national park to preserve and commemorate these battlefields during a visit to the area in 1888.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park features both Chickamauga Visitor Center and Point Park Visitor Center, Ochs Museum, trails at Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain, and walking and car caravan tours are offered along with living history rifle and signaling demonstrations. The Cravens House is open seasonally.
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Cravens House |
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$3.00 per Day
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The entrance fee is $3.00 per adult (17 years of age or older). Anyone
age 16 and under is free. With the Golden Age Pass (62 years of age or
older) visitors are free.
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Point Park |
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$3.00 per Day
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The user fee for Point Park is $3.00 per person (17 years or older).
With the Golden Age pass (62 years or older), the fee is $1.50. Children
age 16 and under are free.
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| CHICKAMAUGA VISITOR CENTER |
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Open From 06/16 To 09/02 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Phone - 706-866-9241 ext. 123 Location - The Chickamauga Visitor Center is located on old Lafayette Road, just south of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Closures - Closed on December 25. Special Programs - During some summer weekends, encampments of regiments from various states provide living history demonstrations. Also, during the summer, living history demonstration of a soldier's life are offered. Exhibits - The Fuller Gun Collection contains 355 examples of military long arms.
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| LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD VISITOR CENTER |
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Open From 06/17 To 09/02 8:00 a.m. to
5:45 p.m. Location - From Nashville, take Highway 24 south to Exit 174 and then south on US 41. Then take Tennessee Highway 148 to the top of Lookout Mountain and right on East Brow Road. Point Park is located at the end of East Brow Road. Closures - Closed on December 25. Special Programs - During the summer months, there are Living History Demonstrations of a Civil War soldier's life. Also, tours of Point Park and the Cravens House are available during the summer months. Exhibits - "Battle of Lookout Mountain" by James Walker is on exhibit in the Visitor Center. |
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