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HISTORY AT EVERY TURN Nearly 10,000 acres of preserved and uninhabited
Western Catoosa County is the site of the landscape encompass the park, making it one
Battle of Chickamauga – the bloodiest two-day of the largest outdoor green spaces in the area.
battle of the Civil War in September 1863. From Visitors can hike, bike, walk, jog, horseback ride,
here, the Union’s Atlanta Campaign began its
march to the coast. or walk pets on more than 60 miles of trails in the
national military park.
In 1895, Congress established the Chickamauga 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
& Chattanooga National Military Park to preserve (706) 866-9241 | nps.gov/chch
the land and honor those who fought and died
there in the Civil War. Anticipating military needs to Fort Oglethorpe Welcome Center
house thousands for training, Congress legislated Coming Soon! Fort Oglethorpe Welcome Center - A
that the Army could use all military parks with their place where all our stories are shared. For more
vast acreage as training grounds.
information visit fortogov.com.
Camp Thomas, named for General George H. Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
Thomas, the “Rock of Chickamauga,” was (706) 866-2544 | fortogov.com
created in 1898 to meet the needs of the
Spanish-American War. Old Stone Church
Circa 1849, Ringgold’s Old Stone Church still has
In 1902, 810 acres were secured just north of its original altar and pews. It was used as a Civil
the military park and construction began on War hospital and now houses a Civil War museum
Chickamauga Park (North Post). It included officers’ and genealogy research library, complete with old
quarters, barracks and stables, parade grounds, census records, cemetery books, family Bibles and
hospital and support buildings. The architecture
reflected the Classical Renaissance Revival style other memorabilia. Open Friday, Saturday, and
featured at the Columbia Exposition of 1892 and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Free admission.
is best expressed in the officers’ quarters on 41 Catoosa Parkway, Ringgold, GA 30736
Barnhardt Circle. (706) 935-5232 | oldstonechurch.org

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