The national battlefield park was authorized on March 2, 1936.

After the war, he played a key role in establishing national battlefield parks, including at Gettysburg.

A battlefield park has been constructed on the north side of Highway 18, featuring a walking trail, several cannon, and planned interpretive markers.

There are also considerably more roads and facilities for the benefit of tourists visiting the battlefield park.

On April 10, 2009, the Good Friday tornado damaged the battlefield park.

The mayor called the battlefield park "a national treasure," but she said she also understood the institute's need for faculty housing.

Kennesaw Mountain is located southeast of the city limits in the battlefield park.

At the end of the 19th century Congress voted to create the first federally administered battlefield park, in Tennessee.

Several hundred Parrott gun tubes remain today, many adorning battlefield parks, county courthouses, museums, etc.

It officially began operation as a national park unit on October 22, 2010 and is the only national battlefield park from the War of 1812.