African American History at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

During World War II, around 50,000 women trained at Chickamauga Battlefield and the Third WAC Training Center.

In the years before the Civil War, the lives of enslaved African Americans converged on Moccasin Bend as they moved across this peninsula. Some were being forced further south on the slave trade, while others escaped and engaged with the Underground Railroad.

Learn about the experiences of some of the African Americans who participated in the Battle of Chickamauga.

Mark Thrash lived on worked on Chickamauga Battlefield for much of the early history of the park.

Hubbard Pryor was photographed at the time of his enlistment in the 44th United States Colored Troops.