News Release

Winter Vistas: Longstreet’s Breakthrough, Hindman’s Front

Date: December 17, 2021
Contact: Kim Coons, 706-866-9241, ext. 139

Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, January 8, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special ranger-led hike exploring the events that occurred on the southern end of Confederate General James Longstreet’s famous assault of September 20, 1863. This approximate 1-mile, 90-minute hike will begin at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, then caravan to the hike’s starting point.

Longstreet’s breakthrough is one of the most iconic moments of the Battle of Chickamauga, but the events and the stories from the southern end of his line are generally unexplored. We will take in this area of the field, examining the fighting between Confederate General Thomas Hindman and US Generals Jefferson C. Davis and Phillip Sheridan. We hope you will join us as we take advantage of the lack of foliage to see the ground better and gain insights into the events of 1863.

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.