From October 2015

Chickamauga – Day 2

As I continue my Civil War History in a Nutshell, we have reached the Battle of Chickamauga – Day 2.  The first day was a small, afternoon battle across West Chickamauga Creek.  The second day, September 19, was an all-out slugfest, with the Confederate and Union armies fighting for the same ground over and over. …

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Chattanooga Choo Choo

One of the most famous things about Chattanooga is the Chattanooga Choo Choo song made popular by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1941.  If you don’t know anything else about Chattanooga, you probably know the song.  Many years ago Tom and I stayed in the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel which was once the railway …

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The Purpose of Visitors Centers

Most National Parks have Visitors Centers.  At Scotty’s Castle our guests came to the Visitors Center to pay for entrance to the park or to pay for a tour of the Castle.  At Chickamauga our guests come to the Visitors Center to get maps, ask questions, and see the movie.  At Point Park our guests …

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Fort Oglethorpe Presbyterian

I have continued my efforts to find a worship service to attend despite working every Sunday morning.  Finally last night we were successful and attended a service at Fort Oglethorpe Presbyterian. We made it home from work just in time to change clothes and head out again.  When we got to the church there was …

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Fun With Genealogy

How far back can you take your family tree?  If you have worked with genealogy, you might be able to follow that family tree back a long time.  Tom and I have been working on our genealogy while we have been here at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. I started our family tree online several years ago …

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Monuments and Hiking Trails

Chickamauga Battlefield is full of two things:  monuments and hiking trails.  There are over 1,400 monuments and at least that many historical tablets that show troop movements and locations of regiments during the three days of the battle.  Chickamauga was the first National Military Park in the United States, established in 1890 at the urging …

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Tunnel Hill

Half an hour south of Chattanooga is a tunnel through a mountain built by the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1850.  This railroad line was the first that connected Atlanta to states in the northwest and helped Atlanta become a hub of commerce for the south.  The tunnel was the first build south of the …

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