Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park preserves the sites of two pivotal American Civil War battles: the Battle of Chickamauga Creek (September 19-20, 1863) and the Battle of Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863). The Battle of Chickamauga Creek was a costly Confederate victory, while the subsequent Union victory at Chattanooga opened the way for the Union advance into the Deep South.12
The park spans approximately 13 square miles across multiple locations in Tennessee and Georgia, including the battlefields and areas around Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. It was established in 1890 by an Act of Congress to commemorate these significant events.31
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