Event
160th Anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga
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Fees may apply depending on program location. Any program taking place inside Point Park will require a park entrance fee of $10 per adult, ages 16 and older; children, ages 15 and younger enter for free.Dates & Times
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11 am – Walking Tour of Point Park
Location: Meet inside the Point Park Entrance Gate
Chattanooga was known as the “Gateway to the Confederacy” because of the converging railroads and the Tennessee River that flowed just outside the city. Between October and November, US and Confederate troops fought several engagements to determine the fate of the city. This 30–45-minute program will help put the struggle for Chattanooga into perspective.
2 pm – Walking Tour of Point Park
Location: Meet inside the Point Park Entrance Gate
Chattanooga was known as the “Gateway to the Confederacy” because of the converging railroads and the Tennessee River that flowed just outside the city. Between October and November, US and Confederate troops fought several engagements to determine the fate of the city. This 30–45-minute program will help put the struggle for Chattanooga into perspective.
2:30 pm – Keystone State Soldiers Assault Tunnel Hill
Location: Sherman Reservation, Missionary Ridge, 2800 block of Lightfoot Mill Road
On the day before, they had helped provide the initial link between two wings of Ulysses S. Grant’s assaulting army. Now, on November 25, 1863, they are ordered forward no longer merely as a link but now as part of the attacking force. National Military Park Historian Jim Ogden will relate the role of those Pennsylvania soldiers in this two-hour, mile and a half up and down Tunnel Hill walking tour.
4 pm – Walking Tour of Point Park
Location: Meet inside the Point Park Entrance Gate
Chattanooga was known as the “Gateway to the Confederacy” because of the converging railroads and the Tennessee River that flowed just outside the city. Between October and November, US and Confederate troops fought several engagements to determine the fate of the city. This 30–45-minute program will help put the struggle for Chattanooga into perspective.
Living History
“I Believe I did Some Good Firing” – Artillery During the Battle of Lookout Mountain
Location: Western Overlook – Inside Point Park
Program Times: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm
On November 24, 1863, Captain Max Van Den Corput rolled a section (two cannon) of his Cherokee Artillery to the western edge of Lookout Mountain’s summit. From there, he tried to hinder the Union force assaulting the mountain, but due to the elevation and the dense fog that enshrouded Lookout, he was unable to inflict much damage on the rolling blue wave assailing the heights. This 30-minute program will explore the role artillery played in the “Battle Above the Clouds.”