Speakers Stand at the Blue and Gray Barbeque, Crawfish Springs, GA, September 20, 1889

  • Creator: Unknown photographer
  • Title: Speakers Stand at the Blue and Gray Barbeque, Crawfish Springs, GA, September 20, 1889
  • Date: 1889
  • Description: Crowd shot taken from above the water wheel.
  • Historical Note: This joint reunion of Union and Confederate veterans of the Battle of Chickamauga, at Crawfish Springs, Georgia, on September 20, 1889, set a precedent that ultimately resulted in the formation of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Led by a committee of experts from both North and South, the Chickamauga project became a model for battlefield reconstruction. Over 50,000 visitors attended the dedication of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 1895.
  • Institution: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
  • Publisher: Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
  • Rights: Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images , contact the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
  • URL: http://cdm15838.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/shades
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