Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is looking for volunteers to participate in Living History programs presented this summer. These volunteers will help the park staff in the interpretation, demonstration, and maintenance of Civil War era artillery.  read more (179 words)

The 44th running of the Chickamauga Chase is April 21st, 2012!

The Chase, which benefits the efforts of the Friends, is the signature event of the Chattanooga Track Club. The oldest continually run road race in the Chattanooga area, the 15k event is one of America's oldest races at that distance. A competitive 5k, Scenic Walk, and Kiddie K make The Chickamauga Chase a must-do event for the whole family. The courses take runners past many of the Park's historic sites, monuments and markers within the Chickamauga Battlefield.

Register to run or volunteer at Chickamaugachase.com  

For the past three years, Volunteer Craig Drew has greeted visitors every Wednesday at Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center. Since January 2009, Craig has been a fixture at the park, directing visitors, answering questions, locating battlefield monuments for visitors, and meeting every visitor with a smile and usually a good joke and a laugh  read more (171 words)

The Park invites the public to join Park Rangers for new and exciting tours, talks and walks in 2012, some of which commemortate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in 1862.

For detailed information concerning specific program locations and descriptions, please check the park website nps.gov/chch or contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241 or the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786  

The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is proud to award Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park a 2012 Impact Grant to support the launch of “Learning in Action: Bringing Students to the Park,” a project that will provide funding assistance to Title 1 schools in order to bring students to the Park and participate in curriculum-based education programs. The grant is part of the National Park Foundation’s Impact Grant program which gives parks the critical financial support needed to transform innovative, yet underfunded ideas into successful in-park programs and initiatives  read more (314 words)

Bronze plaque honoring the valor of the US 18th Infantry at Battle of Missionary Ridge to be re-dedicated on Sunday, November 20, at 3 pm. An honor guard of the active duty US 18th will participate in commemorative event.   read more (295 words)

The Friends of the Park are throwing open the iconic gates of Point Park on September 1st for the annual celebration of America's best. Come to our unique and casual Party at Point Park, and you'll rediscover the trove of treasures waiting beyond that familiar arch.

Tap your toes to the rhythms of the Dismembered Tennesseans, masters of American bluegrass. Raise a toast, and savor a fun menu that blends the regional tastes of North and South. Rally around our century-old New York Peace Monument, America's only Civil War monument that specifically honors peace and re-union. Marvel at our billboard-sized Battle of Lookout Mountain painting, amid the roar of celebratory cannon fire.

Visit the newly refurbished Ochs Museum. Then, capture the moment and keep it forever by taking home your own Umbrella Rock photograph. (You'll join the parade of thousands who, down through the decades, have documented their visit of the Point. Umbrella Rock will be open that evening exclusively for National Treasures guests!)   read more (28 words)

The Friends of the Park are pleased to sponsor the Park's Second Civil War Symposium.

In commemoration of events that led up to the Civil War 150 years ago, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a symposium about the pivotal year of 1861 and how the Chattanooga area was affected as the country went to war with itself. Speakers will cover a variety of topics related to the opening of the war in the local area and the country as a whole. The symposium will take place Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Girls Preparatory School, located at 205 Island Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405. The welcome and opening remarks will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET.   read more (280 words)

Join the Friends of the Park and Blood Assurance in celebrating two American Classics – National Parks and Baseball!

The third annual National Park Nite with the Lookouts is Monday, June 6, at AT&T Field in downtown Chattanooga.

Chattanooga's oldest continuously run road race benefits the Friends of the Park. 43rd Chickamauga Chase is April 16th.   read more (144 words)