An introduction to the "Camp Life" kids' activities that will be presented at 12 pm (noon) on Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20.
Planning to crush the Union Army of the Cumberland proved extremely difficult for Confederate General Braxton Bragg in the days leading up to the Battle of Chickamauga.
The crossings along West Chickamauga Creek were pivotal for Confederates trying to entrap the Union Army of the Cumberland south of Chattanooga in September 1863.
Did you know kids served during the Civil War? What were some of the jobs they fulfilled? Tune in to learn about the roles of a child soldier during the war.
Soldiers, both North and South, endured horrific struggles associated with ghastly visible and invisible battlefield wounds. Captain Sloan, of Mississippi, was no different in trying to overcome these wounds, as are many of our nation's service members today.
On September 19, 1863, Captain Eli Lilly, known, today, for some of the life-saving medications produced by his company, instilled death on the Chickamauga Battlefield.
On the morning of September 19, 1863, US soldiers boiling water for coffee get a rude surprise from Confederate cavalry commanded by Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest near Jay's steam sawmill.
Colonel Hans Christian Heg, a staunch Republican and abolitionist, was willing to lay down his life in order to provide freedom to enslaved African Americans and to preserve the Union.
On the afternoon of September 20, 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland's stand occurred on Horseshoe Ridge/Snodgrass Hill, leading to XIV Corps' commander, Major General George H. Thomas, receiving the nickname, "The Rock of Chickamauga."
The Chickamauga Campaign, like many other Civil War campaigns, is full of stories relating to enslaved, or once enslaved, African Americans seeking freedom, whether outright, or within the lines of US armies.
