Battlefield Excursion 1

The first class excursion to Chickamauga National Military Park will take place on Sunday, February 22, 2015. The following is our itinerary for this first visit.

FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 22 FEB 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #1 ITINERARY

8:50-9:00 A.M.: REPORT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE HUMANITIES CENTER NO LATER THAN 9:00A.M.

9:00 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: TRAVEL TO CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

9:30-10:00 A.M.: ORIENTATION/BRIEFING ON THE FIELD

10:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 1, 4, 5, 6 (COVERING 19 SEPT 1863)

12:00 NOON-1:00 P.M.: LUNCH BREAK AND OPTIONAL STOP AT VISITOR’S CENTER

1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO WOODWORTH STOPS 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19 (COVERING 20 SEPT 1863)

4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: RETURN TO LEE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES CENTER

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
MONEY FOR LUNCH AT SUBWAY OR SOME EQUIVALENT FAST FOOD PLACE
SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, WEATHER GEAR, AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE SYLLABUS
WRITING MATERIAL
DIGITAL CAMERAS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT OPTIONAL

REQUIRED PREPARATION:
READ OVER THE VARIOUS STOPS WE WILL COVER IN THE WOODWORTH BOOK. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.