Battle of Chickamauga

Devastating Union defeat by Braxton Bragg, saved from total destruction by George Thomas.

William Rosecrans removed from command, replaced by US Grant.

Bragg pursued the Union army to Chattanooga, to which he laid siege, and it looked as though he would starve out the Union troops.

Grant managed to force a river-crossing that enabled a new supply-line, and he and Thomas drove the Confederates off the heights overlooking Chattanooga.

Chickamauga is usually said to have been September 19 and 20, 1863. But there was some fairly heavy preliminary fighting on the evening of the 18th.

Approximately 63,000. The Confederates had about 2,000 more.

The Confederate victory at the Battle of Chickamauga in September of 1863 gained the South control of Chattanooga Tennessee. This was a rail center of tremendous tactical importance.

The victory was due in part by the fast transfer of General Longstreet's forces from Virginia to reinforce General Bragg. The South had a smaller railway network however they made better use of what they had.

The Battle of Bull Run, a Southern victory was due to their railways which redeployed many of Stonewall Jackson's men to the battle zone by rail.

Yes, the Confederacy 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.

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Just South-East of Chatanooga, TN, across the border into Georgia. The Park and Visitor Center is in the town called Fort Oglethorpe, GA.

The most significant part of this battle in Chattanooga, TN was that the South needed to regain there terrain or more hope since they had none.

It was one of the bloodiest battle fought during the Civil War.

The Union casualties were: 11,613 died and wounded, 4,757 prisoners, about the 20% of the force engaged, that is about 58,000 men

The Confederate casualties were: 18,947 died and wounded and 2003 prisoners and missing, about the 25% of the force engaged, that is about 66,000 men

It is worth remembering that the Battle of Solferino, fought in 1859 between the Austrian army of about 100,000 men and the French-Piedmontese Army of comparable size, which is considered the most bloody battle fought in the XIX century in Europe, cost the lost of about 20,000 casualties (20%) to the Austrians and about 11,000 casualties (11%) to the Allied engaged force.

Furthermore, Chickamauga was an other example of the superiority of the defense over the attack, given by the rifled guns and artillery fire.

That happened especially in the evening of Sept. 20th, when the Confederates attacking units were not able neither to break through nor to outflank the Union's last stand entrenched position on their right, defended by battered and outnumbered troops.

Last but not least, though the battle ended in a decisive victory for the Confederates, his Field Commander Gen. Bragg did not exploit the sounding success refusing to cross over the Tennessee, as suggested by Longstreet, and seize Chattanooga, thus wasting the advantage gained because:

1 - The Union Army, though heavy weakened had not been destroyed.

2 - The strategic goal, Chattanooga, had not been reached, leaving intact the Union Front of the Tennessee.

It was fought because the Confederate soldiers wanted to regain Chattanooga.

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The Confederate forces defeated the Union forces.

During the course of the US Civil War, up to two million soldiers were at one time or another part of the Union's military forces. This included Freed Black soldiers, volunteers and conscripted soldiers.

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There was some fighting and America won

About 1,600 Federal troops died in the Battle of Chickamauga, which was fought September 19-20 1863.

On the second day of the battle in the late morning, a massive assault of 5 Confederate divisions against the right and the center of Union Army, surprised three Union divisions while they were moving towards the Union left in order to fill a gap in the line.

The Federals were taken on their right flank and routed, the Union line was broken through and the mass of fugitive, including also the Union Headquartesr and their commander General Rosencrans, were pursued by the Confederates when fleeing towards McFarland's Gap.

Only the Union left wing succeeded in avoiding the same fate, thanks the gallant withstand opposed by their commander, Gen. George Thomas, who was able to repulse all Confederate assaults, retreating then towards Chattanooga.

But the battle was a major Confederate victory.

Interesting enough to point out that Gen. Longstreet, who led the devastating assault, suggested to the Army Commander General Braxton Bragg to immediately cross over the River Tennessee. In so doing the Union Army would have left behind at Chattanooga and the whole Union Front in the Tennessee would have probably collapsed with incalculable consequences. But Bragg refused also because he was deceived by an intelligence brought by the cavalry, confirming that the enemies were about to evacuate Chattanooga on his own initiative.

This battle becomes the third most bloodies of the war so far. Casualties on each side are extremely high.

1st Corp-John F. Reynolds (Killed in Action)

2nd Corp-Winfield Scott Hancock (Wounded)

3rd Corp-Daniel Sickels (Wounded)

5th Corp- George Sykes

6th Corp- John Sedgwick

11th Corp-Oliver O. Howard

12th Corp-Henry Warner Slocum

(7 Corp in total)

Plus the Cavalry Corp under Alfred Pleasanton