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Chickamauga Campaign
Civil War Encyclopedia >> Campaigns
| August 29, 1863 | The Army of the Cumberland begins the Chickamauga Campaign, heading east for passes in Lookout Mountain | Alabama Georgia |
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| September 9, 1863 | Federal troops enter Chattanooga, Tennessee following its evacuation by the Army of Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| September 10, 1863 September 11, 1863 |
Battle of Davis Crossroads | Georgia |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| September 16, 1863 | Thomas Crittenden [US] reaches Lee and Gordon Mill on the Chickamauga River. Rosecrans [US] orders the rest of his men, spread out along 50 miles of Georgia's backwoods, to concentrate at this landmark. | Georgia |
| Battle of Chickamauga | ||
| September 19, 1863 September 20, 1863 |
Battle of Chickamauga
General Braxton Bragg [CS] tries to split General William Rosecrans [US] forces as they try to return to the safety of Chattanooga. A second day breakthrough at the Brotherton Cabin forces the federals into a retreat, halted only by the Rock of Chickamauga, General George Thomas on Snodgrass Hill The bloodiest two days in American history cost the Federals 1,657 dead, 9,756 wounded, and 4,757 missing for a total of 16,170 casualties out of 58,000 troops. The Confederate losses were 2,312 dead, 14,674 wounded and 1,468 for a total of 18,545 out of 66,000 troops. |
Georgia |
| Gordon Granger | ||
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| William S. Rosecrans | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Battle of Chickamauga | ||
| James Garfield | ||
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| Daniel Harvey Hill | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| September 21, 1863 | After withdrawing from Chickamauga, Gen. George Thomas forms a line in Rossville. He abandons the position that evening. | Georgia |
| George Thomas | ||
| Battle of Chickamauga |
Chickamauga Campaign
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