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:
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- 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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