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this page courtesy of Paul Stanfield, TN and William Cook, Fort Oglethorpe, GA Please Contact Webmaster for use of these photos |
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(11-2006) Chickamauga
Battlefield. Hall's House site, near the Viniard Farm field |
(11-2006) Chickamauga
Battlefield. Hall House site, near the Viniard Farm field |
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(2007) Lytle Gap, approximately
one-mile north of Wilder Tower in Chickamauga National Military Park. The
gap was a major obstacle for the retreating Union troops. The gap, as well
as the community located just south of it is named for Union general
William H. Lytle, one of the most famous casualties of Chickamauga. Most
of the western side of the gap is part of the military park |
(2015)
Enlarge View from Mack Smith Road looking toward Red House Ford
on West Chickamauga Creek |
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(2015)
Enlarge Closer view of Red House Ford site from Mack Smith Road |
(2015)
Enlarge Possible Old Federal Road trace leading to the Red House
Ford site |
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(2015)
Enlarge Red House Ford site looking toward the area where General
Braxton Bragg's established his headquarters on Sept. 21, 1863 after the
Battle of Chickamauga |
(2015)
Enlarge Looking toward Red House Ford from Scruggs Road on the
opposite side of West Chickamauga Creek. Bragg established his
headquarters in this area on Sept. 21, 1863 |
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(2008)
Enlarge Old Federal Road near Red House Ford
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(2008)
Present day site of McAfee
Church, located near Lake Winnepesoka in Fort Oglethorpe, GA. A division
of Federal infantrymen under Gen. James Steedman moved eastward along
Rossville-Ringgold Road with orders to take possession of the eighty foot
long wooden bridge over Chickamauga Creek at Red House Ford. After
establishing HQ at McAfee Church, Steedman ordered one of his brigades to
continue eastward to Red House Ford. When Steedman's men reached the
vicinity of Spring Creek they encountered Confederate cavalrymen, the
fighting continued after dusk. Steedman returned his division and camped
around McAfee Church until the afternoon of 20th Sept., when it marched
toward sounds of battle raging to the south. Shortly after Steedmans
departure Federal cavalrymen arrived at McAfee Church with orders to
maintain Federal positions along Rossville-Ringgold Road. The Federal
cavalry commander pushed toward Red House Ford where they encountered
Confederate horsemen. The Federals drove off the Confederates and seized
the ford. After Chickamauga, much of the Army of Tennessee (CSA) camped
around the area of Redhouse Ford. General Braxton Bragg established a
temporary headquarters there on Sept. 22, 1863 |
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(2008) Enlarge
84th Indiana marker located at the Holiday Travel Park near Chattanooga |
(2008) Enlarge
Marker at the travel park |
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