The Hardest Fighting There Ever Was: The 3rd Kentucky Infantry

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

Special Event
  • Sep 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM
  • Free

On Saturday and Sunday, September 12–13, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present living history programs at Tour Stop 8, Snodgrass Hill. The 3rd Kentucky Infantry, part of Col. Charles Harker’s Brigade, played a pivotal role in the Union defense of Snodgrass Hill during the long and bloody afternoon of September 20, 1863. One soldier later recalled it as “the hardest fighting there ever was.”

Join a Park Ranger and living historians for 30‑minute programs on Saturday at 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m., and on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to hear the stories of the men of the 3rd Kentucky and see demonstrations of their drill and battlefield movements during the Battle of Chickamauga.

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

Latitude and Longitude 34.929179, -85.268021

Schedule

Date:

Sep 12, 2026

Time:

11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Contact Information

Public Information Officer
706-866-9241
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Event Type

  • Living History
Tags: chickamauga battlefield, chickamauga and chattanooga national military park, living history, american civil war