Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park

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.The first and largest of these (5,200 acres), and the one upon which the establishment and development of most other national military and historical parks was based, was authorized in 1890 at Chickamauga, Georgia.The newly created Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was utilized during the Spanish American War as a major training center for troops in the southern states.The park's proximity to the major rail hub at Chattanooga and its large tracts of land made it a logical marshalling area for troop being readied for service in Cuba and other points south.