News Release

Tecumseh Among the Cherokee

Date: April 1, 2022
Contact: Kim Coons, 706-866-9241, ext. 139

Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday April 16, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a 30-minute, ranger-led, talk that will look at the life of the charismatic Shawnee chief and warrior, Tecumseh. This program will take place at Moccasin Bend National Archeological District’s Gateway Site (10 Hamm Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405). Visitors are welcome to bring folding chairs and are encouraged to dress accordingly for weather conditions.

Shawnee leader Tecumseh became one of the most famous, feared, and respected American Indian leaders in the early 19th Century, being widely admired in his lifetime, even by Americans who fought against him. He sought intertribal unity to ally native nations to form a solid front against the expansion of white settlement into their lands. Earlier in his life, Tecumseh came to stay with the Chickamauga Cherokee and their famed leader, Dragging Canoe. That time, though short, was impactful on the young Shawnee. Years later, he sought to use some of the hard lessons learned from the Chickamaugas in his effort to save his people and their homeland.

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.