The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park sits in northwestern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee. It preserves the sites of two major battles from the American Civil War near a small town in Georgia and across state lines in Tennessee.
Congress authorized the establishment of this park in 1890 during that decade. The site officially dedicated itself in September 1895 after Generals Henry V. Boynton and Ferdinand Van Derveer drove its creation.
A significant shift occurred when the National Park Service took over site management in 1933. This transition marked a new era for the preservation of these historic grounds and aligned the park with other historic areas already administered by the agency.
The military park consists of four main areas surrounding Chattanooga including Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain Battlefield, Point Park, and Moccasin Bend. A few small isolated reservations exist within the broader boundaries and each area remains open to the public today.
On the 15th of October 1966, the military park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This designation recognized its importance alongside all other historic areas under federal care.