Today in Chickamauga History - April 23
1839, April 23: The Cherokee Registry” Emigration from Georgia - Upon arriving in the western Cherokee Nation (Chickamauga) Chief John Ross settled at Park Hill. Many of the emigrants camped in the vicinity of his residence, the earliest written communication from this camp which was known as “Camp Illinois,” was dated April 23, 1839. The emigrants camped at this place in large numbers through the spring and summer of that year. - https://cherokeeregistry.com/the-emigration-from-georgia-trail-of-tears/