Hike Details

Difficulty: Easy

Elevation: 868.99ft

Location: 3370 LaFayette Road Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 - Directions

Description:
In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, known as the "Gateway to the Deep South." The Confederates were victorious at nearby Chickamauga in September. However, renewed fighting in Chattanooga that November provided Union troops victory and control of the city. After the fighting, a Confederate soldier ominously wrote, "This...is the death-knell of the Confederacy."