Historic Sites - Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park
22 Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park
- Scene at Chickamauga/Chattanooga Park, where the "Battle Above the Clouds" raged.
In the fall of 1863, Union and Confederate forces met at Chickamauga Creek in one of the bloodiest battles in American history. The two armies fought for control of Chattanooga, strategic railroad center and gateway to the heart of the Confederacy. More than 48,000 casualties resulted from the battles. The grounds are now the site of the oldest, most visited national military park in the nation. In the fighting on September 19, 1863, victorious Confederates drove the Federal troops back into Chattanooga and laid siege to the city. In November, Federal reinforcements under Grant moved on Lookout Mountain, and the Confederates evacuated to keep from being cut off from the main lines at Missionary Ridge. The battle on November 25 forced the Confederates to retreat into Georgia, opening the way to Atlanta and Sherman's "march to the sea." The site includes the battlefields, the Fuller Gun collection, a multi-media presentation on the battles, the National Cemetery, and monuments to units on both sides.
Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park Web Site
Post Office Box 2128,
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
(706) 866-9241
