Nearly 150 years ago, some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War took place in the fields and forests of Northwest Georgia.
Between mid-September and the days immediately after Thanksgiving in 1863, the blood of Union and Confederate alike stained the earth and made streams run red.
Earlier this year the Tri-State Civil War 150th Commemoration Association advised its members that highlighting unique aspects of that long ago conflict would be the best way to meet goals of educating the public and promoting tourism.
“We heeded that call,” said Chris McKeever, of the Fort Oglethorpe-based 6th Cavalry Museum.
Catoosa and Walker counties agreed to focus on battlefield medical care and hospitals, she said.