Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park • GA,TN

Kelley Cabin

Illinois Monument

Cannon on Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain and the National Cemetery

Living Historians on Orchard Knob

In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga - a gateway to the Confederacy. The Confederates were victorious at nearby Chickamauga in September. However, renewed fighting in Chattanooga that November provided Union troops victory and control of the city. After the fighting, a Confederate soldier ominously wrote, "This...is the death-knell of the Confederacy."

Living Historians are seen in Kelley Field and in the distance at the Kelley Cabin during the 150th anniversary
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Silent sentinels stand on the Illinois Monument at the Bragg Reservation on Missionary Ridge Battlefield
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As the sun sets on Lookout Mountain, a lone cannon guards the valley below.
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The graves of fallen soldiers from Chickamauga to present dot the landscape in Chattanooga as Lookout Mountain looms in the background
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Confederate soldiers stand watch from Orchard Knob during the 150th anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga in 2013.
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The Battle of Missionary Ridge by Adolph Metzner

Join park staff in commemorating the 162nd Anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga

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A ranger leading a tour

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Last updated: November 5, 2026

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3370 LaFayette Road
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

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706-866-9241

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