144th Anniversary

I've just passed a very pleasant week (in between making a living) at Chickamauga. This past Wednesday and Thursday marked the 144th anniversary of the battle, and the park service does a pretty good job offering evening walking tours of various locations of the battle. Especially good was park historian Jim Ogden's talk on Wilder's defense of the Alexander Bridge, but they were all good and very informative. I never fail to learn something I didn't previously know.
If you're a history fan and somehow blunder into my lonely little blog, I highly recommend taking advantage of some of these programs if you're ever in the area on or near September 19th or 20th.
And the fun's not over yet. Last week they had reenactors in various locations: a 3 gun battery on Battleline Road at the site of the Eufaula Guns stand near the close of the second day of the battle, and field hospital and medical officers on Snodgrass Hill, and Cavalry out behind the visitors center in McDonald Field. Those were great, and today and tomorrow there's going to be an infantry demonstration by the Western Independent Grays - complete with a horse drawn artillery piece. So, my day is all planned out.
Again, if you get the chance check out Chickamauga Park. And allow yourself plenty of time to do it right.
Ciao for now, Hugh.