Started and finished Chick-Chat today... at least that's what the NPS folks call Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. I got to collect today and it was busy. Days like today are tough, I saw a lot of things from the car window that I'd like to get out and take a peak at; but time just did not allow. Rain is coming tomorrow and I really wanted to get this park done.
Chickamauga is a Civil War battlefield in Georgia just Southeast of Chattanooga. The Union forces just about got routed, but were able to retreat to Chattanooga. There they were put under siege by the Confederates until good 'ole Uncle Sam (Ulysses S. Grant) was able to break through with reinforcements.
If you've never been to a civil war battlefield (this was my 4th or so)... you'll see tons of monuments. They're erected for all the divisions of the military that served in the battle (e.g. 24th Minnesota regiment... etc.). They're all over though, some are simple and some are elaborate.
The other part of the park is Lookout Mountain. This is where the Union took the decisive batter and also where Grant made his last push before he became the General-in-chief of the Civil War. Chattanooga was an important railroad center for the South, so taking it was essential for the Union to cut the supply lines to Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.
Here's a couple of pics I took on the top of Lookout Mountain.
"Point Park" at the top of Lookout Mountain.
"Moccasin Bend" in the Tennessee River.
Cannon over looking Chattanooga.Tomorrow drive to Pensacola, FL and hopefully collect some of GUIS on Thursday... supposed to rain though.
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