"Let the Rebels take me but save the flag!" - The Importance of the Colors and Color Bearers at Chic

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special tour concerning the important roles that colors (flags) and their bearers played during the Battle of Chickamauga.

“Rally Round the Flag!’ was a popular refrain during the Civil War and illustrated the importance of unit’s colors (flags) on both sides. Flags of both armies did more than illustrate what side a unit was on, but they served important functions such as rallying broken units, showing men where they were going when the roar of battle drowned out all other sounds, and came to represent the heart and soul of regiments that many soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect.

To hear some of the stories about the men who bore the colors and the role the flags themselves played in the Battle of Chickamauga, please join us for this special talk.

You may also like the following events from Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park:

• This Saturday, 14th June, 11:00 am, "A Hurricane of Shot and Shell" - 5th Indiana Battery Versus the Polks in Fort Oglethorpe
• This Saturday, 14th June, 02:30 pm, "Driven Him Like a Whipped Dog" - Capt Peter Simonson a.nd His 5th Indiana Battery (Demonstrations) in Fort Oglethorpe
• Next Thursday, 19th June, 08:30 am, Free Entrance to Point Park in Celebration of Juneteenth in Lookout Mountain