News Release

The Life and Death of Chief Doublehead

Date: February 17, 2023
Contact: Kim Coons, 706-866-9241, ext. 139

Fort Oglethorpe, GA:  On Sunday, March 5, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 30-minute ranger led talk about the life of Chickamauga Cherokee Chief Doublehead. Doublehead rose to prominence during Chief Dragging Canoe’s resistance against encroachment upon the Chickamauga Cherokee lands in the late 18th Century., becoming a feared and valuable lieutenant for Dragging Canoe. This program will be conducted on Moccasin Bend, at 10 Hamm Road, Chattanooga, TN. Please bring a folding chair and dress appropriately for weather conditions.

Doublehead proved to be an important defender of the Chickamauga Cherokee lands, however, after the Chickamauga wars came to an end, his ambition seemed to get the best of him, and he came into conflict with former allies and was viewed as a traitor to some of the people who once hailed him as a hero.  

For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/chch.