Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Captain Alfred Fielder of the 12th Tennessee Infantry

Captain Alfred Fielder of the 12th Tennessee Infantry was old for a soldier at 43. Fielder and his men went into action...

Posted by Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park on Friday, April 3, 2015

Marcus Toney of the 1st Tennessee Infantry

This spring, many people are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. But for the men who...

Posted by Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park on Monday, April 6, 2015

The Future President Who Earned his Chops at Chickamauga

Thanks goes to Scott Longert from James A. Garfield National Historic Site! (cy)

Posted by Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park on Monday, April 6, 2015
The itinerary for the final battlefield excursion on April 18, 2015 is now available on its own page, located here.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Battlefield Excursion 2 Photos

Photos from our second battlefield excursion on March 28, 2015 are now online and viewable here.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Strickland on the Spencer Repeating Rifle

Jessica Strickland has written an entry on the Spencer Repeating Rifle, an important weapon at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Battlefield Excursion 2

FROM: DR. BLEDSOE
TO: STUDENTS OF HIST 490
DATE: 28 MAR 2015
WHERE: CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
RE: HIST 490 BATTLEFIELD EXCURSION #2 ITINERARY

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

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

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

10:00A.M.-12:00 NOON: EXCURSIONS TO:
REED’S BRIDGE
4TH MICHIGAN CAVALRY MONUMENT (884)
SITE OF JAY’S MILL
ALEXANDER’S BRIDGE
PARK AT VINIARD-ALEXANDER ROAD
WALK TO THEDFORD FORD
KENTUCKY MONUMENT (860A)
FLORIDA MONUMENT (1253)

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

1:00 P.M.-4 P.M.: EXCURSIONS TO:
LANDRUM GRAVE (423)
BATTLELINE ROAD
SAM’S MYSTERY WALL
SOUTH CAROLINA MONUMENT (1342)
GEORGIA MONUMENT (1320)
INGRAHAM GRAVE (465)
79TH PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT (1049)
WILDER MONUMENT (453)
LYTLE MONUMENT (617A)
LEE AND GORDON’S MILL

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

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
WOODWORTH, CHICKAMAUGA: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE
REAVES, THE MONUMENTS OF CHICKAMAUGA
MONEY FOR LUNCH
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 AND REAVES BOOKS AND IN YOUR NOTES. I HAVE BUDGETED A MERE 30 MINS. PER STOP, SO PREPARATION BEFOREHAND WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS INITIAL VISIT.