Living Historians are seen in Kelley Field and in the distance at the Kelley Cabin during the 150th anniversary
In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, known as the "Gateway to the Deep South." The Confederates were victorious at nearby Chickamauga in September. However, renewed fighting in Chattanooga that November provided Union troops victory and control of the city. After the fighting, a Confederate soldier ominously wrote, "This...is the death-knell of the Confederacy."
On Saturday, October 12, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 1-hour, ranger-led, 1.2-mile hike exploring the Old Federal Road across Moccasin Bend to Brown’s Ferry. The program will begin at the Brown’s Ferry Federal Road trailhead, located at 707 Moccasin Bend Road, Chattanooga, TN, 37405.
On Saturday, October 5, at 10 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 1-hour, ranger-led, program breaking down the two Supreme Court cases brought upon the state of Georgia by the Cherokee Nation. This program will take place at the John Ross House, located at 200 East Lake Ave, Rossville, GA, 30741.
Join volunteers across the nation on Saturday, September 28, 2024, taking part in National Public Lands Day - the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in the United States. This year’s activities at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park will focus on removing vegetation around the area of historic Camp Demaray. The park asks that participants meet at 8:30 am at the Craven’s House (1060 Cravens Terrace, Chattanooga, TN) to sign up.
A new National Park Service report shows that 1,021,822 visitors to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 2023 spent $68,402,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 967 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $87,476,000.
On Saturday, September 7, at 11 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host a 90-minute, ranger-led, walking tour along the Old Wauhatchie Pike, on Lookout Mountain, to discuss the 92nd Illinois Mounted Infantry’s race to capture Chattanooga. Parking for this program will be along the Old Wauhatchie Pike, near 2161 Old Wauhatchie Pike Road, Chattanooga, TN 37409.