William S. Rosecrans was the commander of the Union army at Chickamauga.
Major General William Rosecrans commanded the Union Army at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Major General William Rosecrans of the Union, and General Braxton Bragg of the Confederates.
Confederate general Braxton Bragg won the battle of Chickamauga.
The Battle of Chickamauga, also called the Chickamauga Campaign, was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
The Battle of Chickamauga was the most important defeat of the Union forces in the Western Theater. It was the second deadliest battle of the Civil War.
The Order of Battle for the Union at the Battle of Chickamuaga was as follows: ( please note only Corps officers are listed here)Union forces for the Army of the Cumberland (58,000 troops)Commanding officer : General William RosencransXlV Corps General ThomasXX Corps General McCookXXl Corps General CrittendenReserve Corps General GrangerCavalry Corps General Mitchell
The Confederate concentration of troops in advance of the Battle of Chickamauga was not unnoticed by the Union. Union General in Chief Henry W. Halleck sought to reinforce Rosencrans' army by sending troops from as faraway as Minnesota and from Georgia. By the time any reinforcements arrived the battle had already been lost.
Lieutenant General Braxton Bragg, for whom Fort Bragg, North Carolina was named, and who is my Great grandfather several times removed.COMMENT.Sorry to contradict you but Lieutenant General Braxton Bragg was relieved from his command after the Battle of Chattanooga and not after that of Chickamauga.The general who lost his command after Chickamauga was the Union General Rosencrans.
When Confederate General Braxton Bragg chose to resort to frontal assaults at the Battle of Chickamauga, General James Longstreet led a successful assault on September 20, 1863. It was an overwhelming breakthrough of the Union lines partly due to Union General Rosencrans' error had left a gap in his lines. Longstreet's forces caused the Union's right line to collapse.
Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg.
* Union forces were commanded by the "Rock of Chickamauga" General George Henry Thomas. * Confederate forces were commanded by General John Bell Hood.