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First Skirmish at Chickamauga

On September 18, 1863, Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson's division had arrived in Ringgold from Mississippi and Lt. Gen Longstreet's men were beginning to arrive from VIrginia. At 5 A.M. Gen....

On September 18, 1863, Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson's division had arrived in Ringgold from Mississippi and Lt. Gen Longstreet's men were beginning to arrive from VIrginia. At 5 A.M....

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The Evans House

The Evans house was a double-pen log structure located on the corner of Guyler and Nashville Streets in Ringgold. Before the war the widow Evans took in boarders at the house to provide an income...

The Evans house was a double-pen log structure located on the corner of Guyler and Nashville Streets in Ringgold. Before the war the widow Evans took in boarders at the house to provide an income...

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Actions at Ringold

On September 11, 1863 Federal forces from Van Cleve´s Division of the 21st Army Corps of the Army of the Cumberland invaded Ringgold from the west. At the same time, Colonel John T. Wilder´s...

On September 11, 1863 Federal forces from Van Cleve´s Division of the 21st Army Corps of the Army of the Cumberland invaded Ringgold from the west. At the same time, Colonel John T....

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Stone Church and Catoosa Station

Organized in 1837, the Chickamauga Presbyterian Church, commonly call "The Old Stone Church," was a landmark in the Ringgold area at the time of the war. The coming of the Western and Atlantic...

Organized in 1837, the Chickamauga Presbyterian Church, commonly call "The Old Stone Church," was a landmark in the Ringgold area at the time of the war. The coming of the Western and...

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Clarissa Hunt Plantation and Confederate Courier Grave

"On the east side of the West Chickamauga Creek, a short distance from Lee and Gordon's Mills, on the Lafayette Road, was the imposing "Snow Hill" plantation that had been established by James H....

"On the east side of the West Chickamauga Creek, a short distance from Lee and Gordon's Mills, on the Lafayette Road, was the imposing "Snow Hill" plantation that had been established by James...

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Henderson Plantation

John S. Henderson, the son of a Scottish immigrant, came to the local area from Tennessee with his brother William and an African slave woman named Millie. He bought land that included the old...

John S. Henderson, the son of a Scottish immigrant, came to the local area from Tennessee with his brother William and an African slave woman named Millie. He bought land that included the old...

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Glass's Mill Battle Site

Glass's Mill was a multi-story frame structure that stood on the southeastern bank of West Chickamauga Creek about two miles from Crawfish Spring, providing the grain grinding needs for a number...

Glass's Mill was a multi-story frame structure that stood on the southeastern bank of West Chickamauga Creek about two miles from Crawfish Spring, providing the grain grinding needs for a number...

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Leet's Spring & Tanyard

Arthur I. Leet was a Methodist clergyman who also had widespread commercial interests. He established a mill and large tanyard near the spring before the war. These facilities were widely used by...

Arthur I. Leet was a Methodist clergyman who also had widespread commercial interests. He established a mill and large tanyard near the spring before the war. These facilities were widely used by...

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Peavine Church

The majority of the people who came into the area to establish Walker County were deeply religious. Soon after establishing their farms, the residents of most areas usually built a church that...

The majority of the people who came into the area to establish Walker County were deeply religious. Soon after establishing their farms, the residents of most areas usually built a church that...

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The Bloody First Day

The Bloody First Day Fighting in the Chickamauga Woods continued into the night Throughout the day on September 19, 1863, men were thrown into the fighting as soon as they arrived on the field....

The Bloody First Day Fighting in the Chickamauga Woods continued into the night Throughout the day on September 19, 1863, men were thrown into the fighting as soon as they arrived on the...

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Mix up in the Union Command

Mix up in the Union Command An unwise order created a perilous gap in the Union line Shortly before 11 AM on September 20, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, the Union commander, received an...

Mix up in the Union Command An unwise order created a perilous gap in the Union line Shortly before 11 AM on September 20, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, the Union commander, received...

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Defense of Snodgrass Hill

Defense of Snodgrass Hill Thomas stand here saved the Union Army from destruction After the Union right collapsed on the afternoon of September 20, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas rallied all the...

Defense of Snodgrass Hill Thomas stand here saved the Union Army from destruction After the Union right collapsed on the afternoon of September 20, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas rallied all...

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Wilder's defense

Wilder´s defense Col. Wilder´s lightning brigade resisted the Confederate tide When the Confederates broke the Union line at the Brotherton Farm on September 20, Union units here on the southern...

Wilder´s defense Col. Wilder´s lightning brigade resisted the Confederate tide When the Confederates broke the Union line at the Brotherton Farm on September 20, Union units here on the southern...

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Route of the Union Right

Route of the Union Right Panic stricken union soldiers ran from the battlefield At 11:10 AM on September 20, Confederate forces under Gen. James long streak broke through the right side the Union...

Route of the Union Right Panic stricken union soldiers ran from the battlefield At 11:10 AM on September 20, Confederate forces under Gen. James long streak broke through the right side the...

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Confederate Breakthrough

Confederate Breakthrough A sledgehammer like Confederate attack smashed the Union line The decisive event of the Battle of Chickamauga occurred here on September 20, the second day of the battle....

Confederate Breakthrough A sledgehammer like Confederate attack smashed the Union line The decisive event of the Battle of Chickamauga occurred here on September 20, the second day of the battle....

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War comes to the Brotherton's

War comes to the Brotherton´s The great battle raged around his family farm At the time of the battle of Chickamauga, George and Mary Brotherton and their children lived in a log house here. In...

War comes to the Brotherton´s The great battle raged around his family farm At the time of the battle of Chickamauga, George and Mary Brotherton and their children lived in a log house here....

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The cost of Chickamauga

The cost of Chickamauga More than 4000 soldiers lost their lives at Chickamauga The short path ahead leads to the grave of a loan Confederate. Pvt. John Andrew Ingraham was a local man, one of...

The cost of Chickamauga More than 4000 soldiers lost their lives at Chickamauga The short path ahead leads to the grave of a loan Confederate. Pvt. John Andrew Ingraham was a local man, one...

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The Armies Engage

The Armies Engage The Battle of Chickamauga opens here at the site of Jays Sawmill The Battle of Chickamauga began here on September 19, 1863, in the field adjacent to Jays Sawmill. The mill is no...

The Armies Engage The Battle of Chickamauga opens here at the site of Jays Sawmill The Battle of Chickamauga began here on September 19, 1863, in the field adjacent to Jays Sawmill. The mill is...

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The second day begins

The second day begins Morning brought repeated attacks on the Union breastworks here By the morning of September 20, 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg had organized his Confederate army into two wings --...

The second day begins Morning brought repeated attacks on the Union breastworks here By the morning of September 20, 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg had organized his Confederate army into two wings --...

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Confederates Cross the Creek

Confederates Cross the Creek Confederate columns crossing Reeds Bridge turned south here On the afternoon at September 18, 1863 -- the day before the main battle -- Confederate forces pushed...

Confederates Cross the Creek Confederate columns crossing Reeds Bridge turned south here On the afternoon at September 18, 1863 -- the day before the main battle -- Confederate forces...

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