CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. — Walker County Coordinator David Ashburn said the easy thing about planning the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga is that there isn’t much bureaucracy to cut through.

Mr. Ashburn holds many jobs for the county, from coordinator to director of emergency services to head of the road department. So some logistics for the September event, such as water or safety, are easily approved and secured.

“I don’t argue with myself,” he said Wednesday at a planning meeting here.

Nearly a dozen area officials gathered at Chickamauga City Hall to discuss planning and promotion for the weeklong anniversary, which will include a re-enactment of the Battle of Chickamauga and other living history activities.

The Battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 19- 20, 1863, was one of the Civil War’s bloodiest battles. It was a critical point in the war, and though the rebels won there, it led to the Chattanooga area battles that opened the door to the Deep South and the fall of the Confederacy.

Chickamauga City Manager John Culpepper said he is cautiously hoping for 5,000 re-enactors to attend. Officials are planning to work with Walker and Hamilton county schools, and the Chickamauga school system, to create a “school days” program during the event.

Volunteers will take groups of students through living history stations to show different aspects of the battle and the war, such as civilian life in those times and Civil War-era medical practices, Mr. Culpepper said.

Promoting the anniversary is critical, Mr. Culpepper said.

“How are we going to get the word out to the people?” he asked.

Director of Tourism for the Walker County Chamber of Commerce, Stephanie Snodgrass, and Janet Cochran, the regional tourism director for the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said they are working with Chattanooga promoters to publicize the events.

Ms. Snodgrass said it’s important to let visitors know what else is in the area. “I really think the Web site will be key,” she said.

The Web site should make it easy for visitors to plan a trip around the anniversary by providing information about other attractions and points of interest and hotel accommodations. There will also be brochures at the battle re-enactment to guide visitors to other attractions, restaurants or lodging.

“We see this as a good opportunity to plan a vacation,” Mrs. Cochran said. “The Battle of Chickamauga was such as significant event in the Civil War, I think the re-enactment is going to be of great interest to a lot of people.”

The hope is that, despite high gas prices, visitors will come from across the country to experience Chickamauga’s history, and while here visit other Walker County, Chattanooga or Atlanta attractions, Mr. Culpepper said.

Ms. Cochran said Georgia’s tourism Web site, exploregeorgia.org, also has information about the anniversary events.

“It is a great opportunity to reach visitors who are already coming to our state to get them to know what else Georgia has to offer,” she said.