TCWPA Three Star Tour
Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 9 a.m. ET
Reflection Riding
400 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
“160th Anniversary of Brown’s Ferry and Lookout Mountain”
Tour Leader National Park Service Historian Jim Ogden
“General Geary’s inquiry of me where he could cross Lookout Creek caused the situation at the dam to flash across my mind, and I described it to him and stated that I could lash rails, boards, etc. to the [dam’s] knees and make a good foot bridge. Geary accepted the proposition at once…”
Lt. Colonel Eugene Powell
66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, in conjunction with Reflection Riding, will host a “Three Star tour”, led by National Park Service Historian Jim Ogden, commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the assault on Lookout Mountain, the “Battle Above the Clouds.” This tour, on property recently protected via a conservation easement by the American Battlefield Trust, will examine the Union Army’s crossing of Lookout Creek as well as the assault on Lookout Mountain. The tour will cover 2.5 miles of walking over mild to moderate terrain. Appropriate walking shoes and attire recommended. Tour length: 2-3 hours
Priority registration will be given to members of the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association and Reflection Riding.
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Meet General Grant at Brown's Tavern and Ferry
Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 1:30 p.m. ET
Brown’s Tavern
701 Brown’s Ferry Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, in conjunction with National Park Partners, will present Dr. Curt Fields, nationally recognized expert on Ulysses S. Grant. Dr. Fields will present a first-person program on the life of U.S. Grant with an emphasis on his experiences in Chattanooga in 1863. Dr. Fields has portrayed General and President Grant in 22 states and at historic sites such as the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, U. S. Grant Boyhood Home, and National Park Service sites such as Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, and Appomattox Courthouse. For further information on Dr. Fields see https://generalgrantbyhimself.com/
$10 donation per adult suggested but not required.
All financial proceeds will go to the restoration of the circa 1803 Browns Tavern and Ferry by National Park Partners. Both sites are intimately connected to the “Trail of Tears” and the October 1863 battle of Brown’s Ferry. The Tavern and nearby Ferry will be open for touring. Bring your lawn chair and cooler, meet General Grant, and make a donation to historic preservation. For further information see –
https://nppcha.org/current-projects/brownstavern1803
Questions? Please contact us at info@tcwpa.org.