Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Overview

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park preserves Civil War battlefields and related sites in northwestern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee.

Established by Congress in 1890 and formally dedicated in 1895, it preserves areas associated with the Battle of Chickamauga and the Chattanooga Campaign. It was the first and largest of the national military parks authorized by Congress during the 1890s and helped establish a model for later battlefield preservation.

The park was created largely through the efforts of Civil War veterans, including Union generals Henry V. Boynton and Ferdinand Van Derveer. Initially administered by the War Department, the battlefields served both as memorials and as sites for military study.

During the Spanish-American War, part of the park became Camp George H. Thomas, a major training and mobilization center aided by its proximity to Chattanooga’s railroad network. The National Park Service assumed administration of the park in 1933.

Quick Facts

Status

Existing

Locality or neighborhood

Fort Oglethorpe

State or province

Georgia

Address

3370 Lafayette Rd, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 Google Maps · Apple Maps

Postal code

30742