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In addition to specials and events shown on the above NPS website, we are listing events and information of specific interest that has come to our attention. Please note that this information comes from general observations by members of the Chattanooga Civil War Round Table and DOES NOT necessarily represent the official or latest announcements from the National Park Service. The information is provided merely as a convenience to our website visitors and to encourage visits to our local battlefields. Any additional information, updates or corrections are encouraged. Please contact the webmaster at: scarhdkj@aol.com

The Department of the Interior owns and governs specific lands in and around the Chattanooga area that have been preserved from commercial and residential development. The National Park Service administers and manages these lands, specifically in our area, as The Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. These lands are located in both Tennessee and Georgia and they commemorate the actions and battles of two great American Civil War military campaigns.

CHICKAMAUGA (GEORGIA)

The Chickamauga Campaign (June 26, 1863 - September 21, 1863) culminated in the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19 - 20, 1863). Chickamauga Battlefield is preserved in one location, on a 5,283-acre tract just south of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. The NPS has established a visitor center at the north end of the battlefield that offers several Civil War related activities and programs:
CHATTANOOGA (TENNESSEE)

The Chattanooga Campaign (September 22, 1863 - November 27, 1863) ended after several battles for Chattanooga. "Reservations" have been established in and around Chattanooga to preserve 3,000+ acres of land from further development; however, some properties are still privately owned. The NPS has a visitor center atop Lookout Mountain at Point Park:
Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center
3370 LaFayette Road
P. O. Box 2128
Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
Phone: (706) 866-9241

Daily hours (closed Christmas Day) are:
8:30 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.

Summer Hours (June 10 through August 19, 2007):
8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Daily Programs:

Fuller Gun Museum
   Park Ranger orientation talk and tour of the
    Fuller Gun Museum of American Shoulder Arms.

Terrain Map (inside Visitor Center lobby)
   Park Ranger orientation talk.

Park Ranger "Car Caravan" Tours
   Daily: 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.

Park Ranger guided tours:
    Thursday through Sunday: 1:00 P.M.
    One to two hour programs that begin at the
    Visitor Center and may include walking,
    driving or a combination of both.

Self-guided automobile tours via cassette tape narration.

Living-history programs when available.

Horseback and Hiking trails accessible year-around.

Park Ranger Special Guided Tours:
    Saturdays - 11:00 A.M. - 1 to 2 hours

Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water. Contact the NPS at (423) 821-7786 to make a reservation and for further information regarding these special tours.

Saturday, June 23, 2007
    Wauhatchie Battlefield Tour
       Tour departs from the Chattanooga Nature
        Center parking lot.

Saturday, July 7, 2007
    Battle of Orchard Knob
       Tour begins at the Andrews Raiders Monument
       located inside the entrance of the Chattanooga
        National Cemetery.

Saturday, July 14, 2007
    Sherman Reservation Tour
        Tour begins at the Sherman Reservation
        located at the intersection of North Crest
        and Lightfoot Mills Road on Missionary
        Ridge

Saturday, August 4, 2007
    Missionary Ridge Walk -
        Bragg Reservation to DeLong Reservation
        Meet at the Bragg Reservation located on South
        Crest Road on Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain Visitor Center
Point Park
East Brow Road
Lookout Mountain, TN (no mail)
Phone: (423) 821-7786

Daily hours (closed Christmas Day) are:
8:30 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.

Summer Hours (June 10 through August 19, 2007):
8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Daily Programs:

    Seven-minute narrative program and viewing
    of James Walker's massive painting:
    "Battle of Lookout Mountain"

Point Park Guided Tours:
    - Park Ranger led 30-minute guided walking tour
      Daily: 11:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.
    - Living History Talks
   Thursday through Monday: 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
    - Artillery Talks (20-25 minutes)
      Wednesday through Sunday, 2:00 P.M.
    - Ammunition in the Civil War Talks (15-20 minutes)
      Wednesday through Sunday, 4:00 P.M.

Ochs Museum at Point Park
    Spectacular view of Chattanooga

Cravens House (half-way up Lookout Mountain)
   Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Several hiking trails available year-around

The following Chattanooga (non-Lookout Mountain) reservations are open year-around:

Orchard Knob Reservation
Entrance on Orchard Knob Avenue at Ivy Street.

Missionary Ridge locations:
(Accessible via North Crest & South Crest Roads)
   Sherman Reservation
   73rd Pennsylvania Reservation
   Phelps Monument Reservation
   DeLong Reservation
   Turchin Reservation
   Ohio Reservation
   Bragg Reservation
   Iowa Reservation
   (additional markers all along the ridge)

Living History Encampments at
Point Park, Lookout Mountain

   July 21 & 22: 17th Ohio Regiment &
      Regimental Field Hospital

   August 11 & 12: 37th Georgia Regiment

   August 18 & 19: 37th Tennessee Regiment

   August 25 & 26: Western Federal Infantry