[Gutenberg 62977] • The Civil War Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga

Excerpt from The Civil War Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga

The park was created as a result of the reunion Of the Army of the Cumberland which was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 19-20, 1889. At this reunion, the Chickamauga Memorial Association was formed. Gen. John T. Wilder was elected president and Gen. Joseph Wheeler vice-president. Then a Board of Directors, numbering 28, were elected. Of this number, an equal division was made Of ex-union and ex-confederate officers.

Since that time the various states having troops in the battles have erected hundreds Of beautiful, expensive monuments and mark ers which Show the exact regimental positions Of their troops. The tablets mark the brigade and division positions and give a brief his tory of their activities. The blue tablets mark the Union positions, while the red tablets mark Confederate positions. Another interest ing thing to know is that all of these tablets have been placed in such a manner that when you are facing them, you are facing the same direction which the troops were facing at that time and place. There fore, if anyone cares to follow up the movements of any particular organization, it can be done very easily.

Every effort has been made to restore the battlefields to their original condition. Speaking of the shell pyramids, there are 14 of the square-base type which mark the headquarters sites of either an army corps or the field headquarters of the commanding general. There are 8 of the triangular-base pyramids which mark the exact Spot where each of the brigade commanders lost their lives. All Of these are located on the Chickamauga battlefield. On Missionary Ridge, a bronze cannon-ball monument has been substituted for a pyramid. This also marks the site where a brigade commander lost his life. One original house stands on the Chickamauga battlefield; also three replicas of the original.

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