Our last full day in Chattanooga.
Leroy decided he needed to go take in a bit of the local civil war history. He left the ladies at the campground and headed out early to visit the site of one of the decisive battles of that great war. The Chickamauga battlefield on the outskirts of Chattanooga. http://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm
The Chickamauga battles lasted two days and lead to a confederate victory. The south then went on the lay siege to the Union stronghold of Chattanooga for about a month before the Union was able to establish a new supply line and get in reinforcements. Once resupplied the Union went on the offensive and managed to remove the confederate troops from Lookout Mountain. That opened up the path for their subsequent march on Atlanta. It was interesting to see the monuments erected by the various regiments and to see all of the states represented, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio figured prominently and was represented by several of the monuments. One cannot walk through that area without wondering what it must have been like back in 1863 during these battles. What suffering, what heroics...
The ladies were not idle. They were busy getting the laundry done and Gigi had one of her many opportunities to sharpen up the doctor skills in repairing Rosalie. (Just a skinned knee).
The afternoon was spent with a drive to Lookout Mountain Point Park. This is also a national historic place. This is on the top of Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga and commemorates the battle of Chattanooga where the Union was able to remove the confederate troops, destroy the blockade and eventually march on to Atlanta.
The park has some gorgeous views of down town Chattanooga and the Tennessee river.
http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/Point_Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
A trip to Wal-mart for supplies and back home..
Chattanooga was a wonderful stop. Would recommend it for anyone passing this way...
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