The staff of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host a two-hour car caravan tour on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. exploring the role of Chickamauga Battlefield and Fort Oglethorpe during the First and Second World Wars.
This program begins inside the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.
"Just a few months after the Battle of Chickamauga, President Abraham Lincoln said, during the
cemetery dedication in Pennsylvania, 'It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the
unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.' Even after the Civil
War ended, future generations of Americans continued the work of securing and promoting
democracy and America’s ideals at Chickamauga Battlefield. During the World Wars, large numbers
of soldiers trained and served at Chickamauga and the growing nearby military post of Fort
Oglethorpe," officials said.
For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241 or the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786.