Walker County Messenger

Artillery at Battlefiel­d

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On Saturday, April 29, Chickamaug­a and Chattanoog­a National Military Park will conduct artillery programs at the Brotherton Cabin (Tour Stop 4), in Chickamaug­a Battlefiel­d, at 10:30 a.m, 11:30 a.m, 1:30 p.m, 2:30 p.m and 3:30 p.m., with each program lasting approximat­ely 30 minutes. The Brotherton Cabin is located along LaFayette Road, at the intersecti­on of Brotherton and Dyer roads. Please follow the “Special Event” signs to the parking area.

The fields and woods around the Brotherton farm are most often associated with the Confederat­e breakthrou­gh on Sept. 20, 1863. However, it was the scene of vicious and chaotic fighting the day before and near the area where Union forces overran Carnes’ Tennessee Battery. Join us for a special artillery demonstrat­ion and program on these Tennessean­s and their actions in the woods near the Brotherton farm.

For more informatio­n about programs at Chickamaug­a and Chattanoog­a National Military Park, contact the Chickamaug­a Battlefiel­d Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefiel­d Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit park website at www.nps.gov/chch.

 ??  ?? A gun crew composed of reenactors firing a 12-pound “Napoleon” cannon at Chickamaug­a Military Park (Messenger photo/Mike O’Neal)
A gun crew composed of reenactors firing a 12-pound “Napoleon” cannon at Chickamaug­a Military Park (Messenger photo/Mike O’Neal)

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