A History & Guide to the Monuments of Chickamauga National Military Park

A History & Guide to the Monuments of Chickamauga National Military Park
ISBN-10
1625840543
ISBN-13
9781625840547
Category
History
Pages
134
Language
English
Published
2013-07-16
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Stacy W. Reaves

Description

The Battle of Chickamauga was the most significant Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War and the second-deadliest battle of the war behind only Gettysburg. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was established in 1890, the first of America's national military parks. Immediately after the battle, both Union and Confederate soldiers sought to honor those who gave their lives, and now Chickamauga and Chattanooga are home to more than seven hundred monuments, markers and tablets commemorating those who sacrificed. And much like the soldiers who bravely fought, each monument has its own history. Join Stacy W. Reaves and photographer Jane D. Beal as they recount the history of Chickamauga Battlefield and the monuments that memorialize its history.

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