A dedication ceremony held Saturday at Lee and Gordon’s Mills in Chickamauga, Ga. marked the inaugural start of the Medal of Honor Heritage Trail. The trail will eventually go through Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge.IF YOU GO• What: Dedication of Medal of Honor Trail• Who: National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History• When: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday• Where: Mountain Memories, 906 South Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
The National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History will dedicate the second post along its Medal of Honor Heritage Trail on Saturday on Lookout Mountain.
The trail traces the history of Medal of Honor recipients in the Tennessee Valley dating back to Civil War times. The trail marker will highlight four members of the 149th New York Volunteer Infantry who were awarded the medal during the Battle of Lookout Mountain on Nov. 24, 1863.
When completed, the Medal of Honor Heritage Trail will honor all 33 individuals who received the Medal of Honor for action during the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga in 1863.