A self-guided tour of the battlefield may be made by automobile. This
8-mile tour begins at park headquarters and follows the yellow line on
the tour road. On the gravel roads a yellow arrow points the way. Red
markers indicate Confederate forces and blue markers show Union forces.
As you read the markers or sight along the barrel of a field gun, you
face the direction the troops moved at the time of the battle. There are
several monuments of spherical, iron shells along the tour. Of these,
the low square monuments mark the sites of various army and corps
headquarters; the taller, triangular shaped monuments designate the
sites where eight brigade commanders were killed during the battle.
The numbered sections in the following guide correspond to location
numbers on the map on page 46.
1. _Park Headquarters._ It is suggested that before making the tour of
the Chickamauga Battlefield, you stop first at park headquarters located
on U. S. 27, where an attendant is on duty. Exhibits there describe the
battle, and the Fuller Gun Collection is displayed.
The Claud E. and Zenada O. Fuller Collection of American Military Arms
contains almost every type of shoulder arms used by the military forces
of America. There are several rare or unique items in the collection.
The Harpers Ferry Blunderbuss, manufactured in 1808, and the Texas Rifle
(1844) are the only ones known to exist. The Jenks Rifle, the pattern
for the model 1840 Musket, the pattern for the model 1817 Rifle, and the
Sharps, with coffeemill in the stock, are extremely rare. The
Confederate section, while not complete, contains some outstanding
weapons.
2. _Florida Monument._ Immediately after leaving park headquarters, you
will see the Florida Monument to your left on U. S. 27.