Location: Ft. Oglethorpe

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign.[1][2] It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia, the most significant Union defeat […]

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, located in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee, preserves the sites of two major battles of the American Civil War: the Battle of Chickamauga and the Chattanooga Campaign. History Starting in 1890, during the decade, the Congress of the United States authorized the establishment of the first four national military […]