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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Captain John Farquahr’s story
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 34.940311, -85.259941
Participants will meet at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center (3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742) before traveling onto the battlefield for the talk.
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host a 45-minute presentation discussing the story of Captain John Farquahr during the Battle of Chickamauga. Farquahr was a lively correspondent to his hometown newspaper, and this program will look at what he reported and went through during the battle.
John Farquahr was a Scottish immigrant who settled in Chicago, where he found work as a newspaper editor. He enlisted as a private in the summer of 1862, eventually rising to the rank of captain, earning a Medal of Honor along the way. Through all of this, he kept up a steady correspondence back to Chicago and gave some graphic descriptions of what the men in the field were going through.
Please dress accordingly for the weather and a folding chair might be desirable.
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.