"Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Captain John Farquahr’s Story" Program Planned For May 24

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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park will present the free program, "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Captain John Farquahr’s Story," on Saturday, May 24 at 11 a.m. 

Participants will meet at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, 3370 LaFayette Road in Fort Oglethorpe, before traveling onto the battlefield for the talk. The program lasts 45 minutes.

Officials said, "The 45-minute presentation discusses the story of Captain John Farquahr during the Battle of Chickamauga.
Farquahr was a lively correspondent to his hometown newspaper, and this program will look at what he reported and went through during the battle. 

John Farquahr was a Scottish immigrant who settled in Chicago, where he found work as a newspaper editor. He enlisted as a private in the summer of 1862, eventually rising to the rank of captain, earning a Medal of Honor along the way. Through all of this, he kept up a steady correspondence back to Chicago and gave some graphic descriptions of what the men in the field were going through."

Please dress accordingly for the weather and a folding chair might be desirable.

For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/chch.

No reservation or registration is required.
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