- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Battle of Chickamauga
- Creator:
- Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1895
- Subject:
- Battlefields--Georgia--Atlanta
Military uniforms--1860-1870--Confederate
Military facilities--Georgia - People:
- Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Walker County, 34.73566, -85.30098 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- First Gun of Chickamauga
View of an illustration showing the Battle of Chickamauga.
The Battle of Chickamauga was fought September 18, 1863, near Catoosa and Walker County, Georgia, during the American Civil War. As part of the Atlanta Campaign, it was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and the first major battle fought in Georgia. The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberland under Major General William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Braxton Bragg. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2715.001
ahc1702715001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2362
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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