Just south of Chattanooga in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, lies Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. It’s not only the nation’s first and largest military park, but also the model for others that followed. (Including Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.) BRIEF HISTORY Chattanooga was considered the “Gateway to the Deep South” during theContinue Reading

I haven’t been posting as usual lately because last Saturday we (meaning my husband and I) received some devastating news: my wonderful Aunt Alice passed away. (Since Wayne’s been a major part of my life for nearly 2/3 of it now, he definitely got a chance to come to knowContinue Reading