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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Things To Do
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| National Park Service | | 6-pounder cannon on display at Chickamauga Visitor Center. |
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Chickamauga Battlefield features a 7 mile self-guiding auto tour, monuments, historical tablets, hiking trails and horse trails. The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center contains exhibits and the Fuller Gun Collection which contains over 300 examples of military long arms.
Lookout Mountain Battlefield contains monuments, historical tablets, hiking trails, scenic vistas, and the historic Cravens House. The Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center also houses the "Battle Above the Clouds" painting by James Walker ( currently not availabe for viewing due to Visitor Center remodeling ).
During some summer weekends, both sites host encampments of regiments from various states who provide living history demonstrations. Also, during the summer, living history demonstrations of a soldier's life are offered.
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Did You Know?
Ambrose Bierce, noted American writer of the late 19th Century, and author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chickamauga," and other Civil War stories, served as topographical engineer (map maker) on General William B. Hazen's staff during the Chattanooga Campaign.
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Last Updated: June 24, 2008 at 11:23 EST |
