- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Battle of Chickamauga
- Creator:
- Bohannon, Keith S.
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-05
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Chickamauga Battlefield (Ga.)
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Confederate States of America. Army
Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Walker County, Chickamauga, 34.87119, -85.29079
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Battle of Chickamauga. The Battle of Chickamauga, one of the bloodiest engagements of the Civil War's western theater and the biggest battle ever fought in Georgia, took place September 18-20, 1863. The campaign that brought the Union and Confederate armies to Chickamauga began in late June 1863, when the Union Army of the Cumberland under Major General William S. Rosecrans advanced southwestward from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, against the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Braxton Bragg. Rosecrans's goal was to capture the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, an important rail junction and gateway to the Deep South. Through a series of successful and relatively bloodless turning movements, Rosecrans's army forced Bragg's troops to abandon middle Tennessee and fall back to Chattanooga.
GSE identifier: SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-chickamauga/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Battle of Chickamauga," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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