Cheney to help mark Ga. battle's anniversary

Vice President Dick Cheney will help commemorate the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga this week.

Cheney will deliver remarks Friday at the event in Northwestern Georgia near Chattanooga, Tenn., as organizers begin a three-day re-enactment of the 1863 battle.

Chickamauga was the site of the Civil War's second-bloodiest battle and the South's last major victory.

(The Associated Press)

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Chickamauga: reward for missing plaques

A $1,000 reward is being offered for century-old bronze plaques missing from the Chickamauga Battlefield in northwest Georgia.

The Civil War markers were placed by Indiana veterans in 1898 to commemorate their taking part in the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga.

Park officials say rangers discovered the plaques missing in September from the monuments of the 42nd and 88th Indiana Infantry Regiments.

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Ft. Benning marks Battle of Chickamauga

The post will hold a commemorative ceremony heralding the 100th anniversary of the Infantry School and the centennial of the Battle of Chickamauga on Thursday.

Events include a graduation ceremony for 205 infantry soldiers who have successfully completed a 14-week training course.

The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga is of special significance to the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, which can trace its unit history back to the Civil War and that incident, according to an Army PAO statement:

During the battle, that unit the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, held fast, securing the Union Army's exposed left flank, a key position. The unit stood fast throughout a prolonged and bloody battle and earned a reputation as "the rock of Chickamauga."

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