CHICKAMAUGA

Chickamauga is an upland campsite which lays on rolling terrain and is covered with young saplings and prairie remnants. Black oaks edge the site. A pavilion was built in 2011 which gives a permanent shelter to units that use this campsite.

SUGGESTED OCCUPANCY: 20 - 80 campers

SIZE: Extra Large

SHADE COVER: Moderate

NEAREST POINTS OF INTEREST:

• • Outdoor Skills (Scoutcraft)
  • Ecology/Conservation (Nature)
  • Eagles Nest
  • West Showerhouse

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

As part of the Civil War, the Chickamauga Campaign through Tennessee in 1863 was a major Union offensive. The Confederacy won this campaign and these battles had the second largest number of casualties in the war.

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