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The Xzanders G. McFarland House and McFarland Gap

Mr. Xzanders Gordon McFarland of Walker County (Rossville Georgia) was a slave holder. So when the Civil War took his two oldest sons into the army, he gathered his slaves, his four teenage...

Mr. Xzanders Gordon McFarland of Walker County (Rossville Georgia) was a slave holder. So when the Civil War took his two oldest sons into the army, he gathered his slaves, his four...

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Thomas' Night March

On September 18, 1863, the Confederate forces began a preliminary push against Reed's Bridge and Alexander's Bridge on the extreme left of the Federal position. Colonels Minty and Wilder,...

On September 18, 1863, the Confederate forces began a preliminary push against Reed's Bridge and Alexander's Bridge on the extreme left of the Federal position. Colonels Minty and...

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Crawfish Spring

Crawfish Spring was the first name given to the modern community Chickamauga, Georgia. Cherokees lived in this area before their forced removal in 1838, with their Chickamauga District courthouse...

Crawfish Spring was the first name given to the modern community Chickamauga, Georgia. Cherokees lived in this area before their forced removal in 1838, with their Chickamauga District...

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Owing's Ford and Childress Plantation

In 1863 there was a thriving farming community along West Chickamauga Creek in the vicinity of Birds Mill. One of the most important plantations was the Childress Plantation. Significance of this...

In 1863 there was a thriving farming community along West Chickamauga Creek in the vicinity of Birds Mill. One of the most important plantations was the Childress Plantation. Significance of...

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Bird's Mill and Worthen's Gap

Bird's Mill was built on West Chickamauga Creek during the l840's by Philemon Bird, a member of a prominent and wealthy Georgia family. The mill was constructed well away from the creek on a long...

Bird's Mill was built on West Chickamauga Creek during the l840's by Philemon Bird, a member of a prominent and wealthy Georgia family. The mill was constructed well away from the creek on a...

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Bailey's Crossroads

At the base of Lookout Mountain, in 1863, there was a crossroads community known as Bailey's Crossroads. All three of these areas had considerable action during the Chickamauga Campaign in...

At the base of Lookout Mountain, in 1863, there was a crossroads community known as Bailey's Crossroads. All three of these areas had considerable action during the Chickamauga Campaign in...

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Stephen's Gap

Jesse Stephens was a farmer living at the base of the mountain. Although the Federal records usually misspelled his name as Stevens, the name of the gap and road are derived from him. The 1860...

Jesse Stephens was a farmer living at the base of the mountain. Although the Federal records usually misspelled his name as Stevens, the name of the gap and road are derived from him. The...

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William Little House

Confederate Major General John Bell Hood was brought to this house to recuperate following the amputation of his right leg due to a wound received on September 20, 1863 at the Battle of...

Confederate Major General John Bell Hood was brought to this house to recuperate following the amputation of his right leg due to a wound received on September 20, 1863 at the Battle...

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Rock Springs Church

The majority of the people who established Walker County were deeply religious. Soon after establishing their farms, the residents of most areas usually built a church. In a typical example, the...

The majority of the people who established Walker County were deeply religious. Soon after establishing their farms, the residents of most areas usually built a church. In a typical example, the...

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Anderson Campsite

The Dr. Anderson House Camp Site is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Old Lafayette Road and Straight Gut Road, approximately one mile north of Rock Spring, Georgia. A...

The Dr. Anderson House Camp Site is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Old Lafayette Road and Straight Gut Road, approximately one mile north of Rock Spring, Georgia. A...

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Worthen's Gap

Pigeon Mountain is a rugged spur of Lookout Mountain, extending in a northeasterly direction into Walker County. The space between it and Lookout Mountain is McLemore's Cove. During the war, wagon...

Pigeon Mountain is a rugged spur of Lookout Mountain, extending in a northeasterly direction into Walker County. The space between it and Lookout Mountain is McLemore's Cove. During the war, wagon...

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Catlett's Gap

Pigeon Mountain is a rugged spur of Lookout Mountain, extending in a northeasterly direction into Walker County. The space between it and Lookout Mountain is McLemore's Cove. During the war, wagon...

Pigeon Mountain is a rugged spur of Lookout Mountain, extending in a northeasterly direction into Walker County. The space between it and Lookout Mountain is McLemore's Cove. During the war, wagon...

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The Marsh House

The Marsh House was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh about 1836. Mr. Marsh was born in Chatham County, North Carolina, on November 25, 1799, and was the son of William Marsh, a soldier in the...

The Marsh House was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh about 1836. Mr. Marsh was born in Chatham County, North Carolina, on November 25, 1799, and was the son of William Marsh, a soldier in the...

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Chattooga Academy

Chattooga Academy served as Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's headquarters from September 10-17, 1863. Bragg reportedly prepared for the Battle of Chickamauga under a large oak tree in front of the...

Chattooga Academy served as Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's headquarters from September 10-17, 1863. Bragg reportedly prepared for the Battle of Chickamauga under a large oak tree in front of...

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Skirmish at McLemore's Cove - Opportunity Lost, September 10-11, 1863

Opportunity Lost, September 10-11, 1863 Despite stout resistance by Confederate cavalrymen on the morning of September 10, Union Major General James Negley was able to deploy his men into a line...

Opportunity Lost, September 10-11, 1863 Despite stout resistance by Confederate cavalrymen on the morning of September 10, Union Major General James Negley was able to deploy his men into a line...

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Skirmish at McLemore's Cove - Confederate Plan of Attack, September 9 - 10, 1863

Confederate Plan of Attack, September 9 - 10, 1863 McLemore Cove is a sheltered valley located between the long finger of Lookout Mountain and the thumb-like spur of Pigeon Mountain. On September...

Confederate Plan of Attack, September 9 - 10, 1863 McLemore Cove is a sheltered valley located between the long finger of Lookout Mountain and the thumb-like spur of Pigeon Mountain. On September...

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Skirmish at McLemore's Cove - Bragg Sees an Opportunity, September 9-11, 1863

Bragg Sees an Opportunity, September 9-11, 1863 With four railroads and access to several natural passes through the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Chattanooga was the gateway to the deep South....

Bragg Sees an Opportunity, September 9-11, 1863 With four railroads and access to several natural passes through the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Chattanooga was the gateway to the deep South....

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African American Pioneers of the Marsh-Warthen- Clements House

The Marsh-Warthen-Clements House was hand built by enslaved African Americans in an African cultural style known as the "Shot Gun." Slaves traveled with Marsh from North Carolina and Covington,...

The Marsh-Warthen-Clements House was hand built by enslaved African Americans in an African cultural style known as the "Shot Gun." Slaves traveled with Marsh from North Carolina and...

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Marsh-Warthen House c. 1836

The Marsh-Warthen House, circa 1836, was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh, a prominent and influential merchant and statesman who donated land for John B. Gordon Hall. Marsh, with two other...

The Marsh-Warthen House, circa 1836, was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh, a prominent and influential merchant and statesman who donated land for John B. Gordon Hall. Marsh, with two other...

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Chief John Ross Grand Lodge of Georgia

On May 29, 1963 the grand lodge of Georgia, free and accepted masons, with M. W. Brother Ralph A. Perry, Grand Master, presiding. Dedicated the restored John Ross House, home of John Ross,...

On May 29, 1963 the grand lodge of Georgia, free and accepted masons, with M. W. Brother Ralph A. Perry, Grand Master, presiding. Dedicated the restored John Ross House, home of John...

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