Battle of Chickamauga, Sept 1863-150th Anniversary of the Civil War - Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 34° 56.415 W 085° 15.597
16S E 658906 N 3867799
This NPS Passport Cancellation Stamp was obtained at the Visitor Center, Chickamauga AND Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Waymark Code: WM1258C
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2020
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Chickamauga AND Chattanooga National Military Park-In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, known as the "Gateway to the Deep South." The Confederates were victorious at nearby Chickamauga in September. However, renewed fighting in Chattanooga that November provided Union troops victory and control of the city. After the fighting, a Confederate soldier ominously wrote, "This...is the death-knell of the Confederacy."