Chickamauga Travel Guide

the gordon-lee mansion was built by james gordon in 1847. just prior to the battle of chickamauga the gordon mansion was union general william s. rosecrans headquarters. during the battle the gordon mansion was used as a union field hospital. after the civil war james lee bought the mansion. today the gordon-lee mansion is listed on the national register of historic places and is open to the public for tours. see the attached web site for more information.

the walker county regional heritage museum is a good first stop on a visit to the town of chickamauga. the museum is located in the historic 1889 chickamauga train depot. the museum has a collection of civil war relics, native american artifacts, antique guns and furniture and several model trains. also at the museum you can get information about the attractions of the chickamauga area.

the town of chickamauga is best known for it's proxminity to the chickamauga national military park. the entrance to the park is just south of the town of fort oglethorpe about ten miles north of chickamauga. the chickamauga battlefield was the site of an important confederate victory during the civil war. for more information see my chickamauga national military park pages.