Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Travel Guide

 doug48 Says:  located on the grounds of point park is the peace monument. this massive monument was built by the state of new york in 1910. the statues on the top of the monument are union and confederate solders shaking hands. 

 doug48 Says:  the new york monument is located on the grounds of the cravens house. this monument is 45 ft high and was erected in 1896. 

 doug48 Says:  this is a view of moccasin bend section of the tennessee river west of downtown chattanooga. during the battle of chattanooga union general george thomas defeated confederate colonel william oates at brown's ferry at moccasin bend. this defeat opened up an important union... 

 doug48 Says:  cravens house is located about half way up lookout mountain just past ruby falls on scenic hwy. this historic home was originally built by robert cravens in 1855. during the second battle of chattanooga the cravens house was an observation post and headquarters for both the... 

 doug48 Says:  the kansas monument is located on crest road near general braggs left flank on missionary ridge. there is no parking on crest road at the monument and you must find a side street to park. 

 doug48 Says:  located just south of the sherman reservation is the phelps monument. colonel e. h. phelps was wounded here during the battle of missionary ridge. in the back ground of the picture you can see lookout mountain in the distance. this is a very difficult monument to photograph.... 

 doug48 Says:  in my opinion to truly understand the second battle of chattanooga you should visit the chickamauga battle site in georgia first. in september of 1863 the confederate forces under the command of general james longstreet defeated the forces of union general william rosecrans.... 

 doug48 Says:  the turchin reservation is near where union general george thomas charged the confederate line on missionary ridge. this attack broke the confederate line and forced general braxton bragg to withdrawl to dalton georgia. the battle of missionary ridge concluded the second... 

 doug48 Says:  the sherman reservation is the site where union general william t. sherman attacked general braggs right flank on missionary ridge. the confederates repulsed the attack and sherman was forced to withdrawl. later general george thomas attacked the confederate line further... 

 doug48 Says:  the ohio monument is located on the grounds of the cravens house. this massive monument was erected in 1903. 

 doug48 Says:  originally called lookout point, point park is located on the top of lookout mountain. at the park you can get spectacular views of chattanooga and get an impression of this strategic confederate position. point park is part of chickamauga chattanooga national military park. 

 doug48 Says:  pictured is a cannon of garritt's alabama battery on the top of lookout mountain. from this point you can get an excellent view of downtown chattanooga. 

 doug48 Says:  pictured in a view of downtown chattanooga looking northeast from point park. the ridge on the horizon was the site of the battle of missionary ridge. 

 doug48 Says:  the battle of chattanooga museum is a good first stop on a visit to lookout mountain. this small museum and gift shop has a topographical map and uses miniture solders to explain the battle. a good place to orientate yourself to find the historic battle sites in the... 

 mrclay2000 Says:  The New York monument is the centerpiece of the Point Park section of Chickamauga/Chattanooga. The rest of the prominence is encircled with field pieces. With the trees situated as they are, a good unobstructed view of the monument is nearly impossible. 

 mrclay2000 Says:  The true interest for Point Park and the Lookout Mountain Civil War displays is the position of the armaments with respect to the Tennessee River and modern-day Chattanooga. Coined at the time of the fighting as the "Battle Above the Clouds" (the Point Park museum has a... 

 mrclay2000 Says:  There are more monuments here than at Point Park at the top of the hill (a fee area), but at 2 to 1 there is not much difference in the monuments themselves. There are certainly more cannon higher up in the park, but between the Cravens House and the museum in Point Park,... 

 mrclay2000 Says:  Amid the few monuments of Point Park are a row of cannon on the promenade and a few pairs on prominences overlooking downtown Chattanooga. The scenes are peaceful and secluded and tend to disguise the fact that the rest of the mountain is a veritable beehive of tourism and...