History-Related Destinations for Kids in the Southeast Part 2: Chickamauga

*This post was originally featured as part of a Summer A-Z series on https://365atlantatraveler.com/ Hey y’all! It’s me, Andrea Runnels of www.thesocialstudieswhisperer.com, back again to bring you the letter C! I’m a former 5th grade teacher gone rogue and a pretty serious American History Evangelist. I’m excited to have the opportunity to introduce you to a few of my favorite sites in the southeast during the Summer A-Z! I started first with World War II and The Breman Museum for the letter B.  I promised Civil War for C and I intend to deliver on that by sharing about my recent visit to Chickamauga Battlefield! In fact the official name of the park is Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park because the two sites might be in different states, but are only about 15 minutes apart. I recently drove up from metro Atlanta to Chattanooga for a business lunch and knew I had to stop on the way back home. Boy, was I in for the mother of all relic museums!  The mom in me needs to take a minute to advise you to bring sunscreen and bug spray because I ended up sunburnt and eaten alive by bugs after … Continue reading History-Related Destinations for Kids in the Southeast Part 2: Chickamauga