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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: Chickamauga Battlefield
Chickamauga Battlefield
Location: Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
History: The Battle of Chickamauga, named after a creek that runs nearby, was fought on September 19th and 20th 1863. General William Rosecrans was the commander for the Northern army and Generals Braxton Bragg and James Longstreet were in command of the southern army.
The Battle of Chickamauga was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, second only to Gettysburg. The two armies battled for two days, but in the end the Confederate forces defeated the Union Soldiers. During the battle, many soldiers were cared for in the local homes. More than 150,000 troops met on the battle field and over 35,000 were killed, wounded, or missing. After the battle, the bodies of numerous Union soldiers were left lying in the field; most were later buried in unmarked graves.
The Chickamauga National Battlefield was established in 1890; the park is located just north of the City of Chickamauga and is part of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.
Haunting: With so much death in one place, there is no wonder that the battlefield is haunted by so many ghosts. There are stories of ghost soldiers, and the sounds of gun shots, marching, crying, and moaning. The two most famous ghosts from the Chickamauga Battlefield are the "White Lady of Chickamauga" and "Ol' Green Eyes."
After the battle, a young lady, either a bride or bride-to-be, was seen wandering the battlefield looking for her lost beau. Wherever she went she asked soldiers if they had seen him, but no one had. She died without ever finding her lost love and her ghost, still wearing her white wedding gown, has been seen wandering the battlefield.
"Ol' Green Eyes" is reported to be the ghost of a soldier whose head was blown off by a cannon. As the legend goes the soldiers head drifts around the battlefield looking for its missing body. _________________ John Hart
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Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Ringgold, GA
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: Yes!
Our (my wife and I) new home is on land that the battle was fought on. Close to the creek is a cave that our landlord said was used by soldiers during the war. I'm looking forward to checking it out!
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