The 8th Regiment Band of Rome, Ga., will entertain during a Civil War-era barbecue luncheon Saturday at the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center.Officials with Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area and Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park have scheduled a weekend of events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga. Multiple programs will be conducted Friday through Monday in and around the city, with a final program Wednesday in Ringgold, Ga.
PROGRAMS
* Friday, Nov. 22: Lincoln Memorial University professor Dr. Earl Hess discusses “The Significance of the Battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge” at 7 p.m. in Walker Library at McCallie School, 500 Dodds Ave.
* Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24:
* Telegraph/signaling demonstrations at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., plus Civil War medical demonstrations and pioneer/engineer programs at Point Park atop Lookout Mountain.
* Ranger-guided tours of Point Park, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m., at the entrance gate ($3 fee for ages 16 and older).