THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA

The Battle of Chickamauga took place in northern Georgia on 19-20 September 1863. Confederate General Braxton Bragg faced off against Union General William S. Rosecrans. Rosecrans and two wings of his army were driven from the field early on during the second day, but a determined delaying action led by General George H. Thomas allowed most of the Union Army to escape to the safety of nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chickamauga is considered a Confederate victory, since the Union Army was driven from the battlefield, but the Union Army retained control of Chattanooga, which was used as a base during the successful campaign to capture Atlanta during spring and summer 1864.

Battle of Chickamauga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga

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Baumgartner, Richard A. Blue Lightning: Wilder's Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga. Huntington, W. VA: Blue Acorn Press, 1997. ST—973.7359

Bowers, John. Chickamauga and Chattanooga: The Battles That Doomed the Confederacy. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994. ST—973.735

Broadwater, Robert P. General George H. Thomas: A Biography of the Union's "Rock of Chickamauga". Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co, 2009. ELB—B THOMAS

Chickamauga. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST,BU,MA—973.7359

Cleaves, Freeman. Rock of Chickamauga: The Life of General George H. Thomas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948. ST-B THOMAS

Cozzens, Peter. This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. ST—973.735

Korn, Jerry. The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST,BU—973.7359

McElroy, Joseph C. Chickamauga. Cincinnati: Earhart & Richardson, Printers and Engravers, 1896. ST—973.76

Spruill, Matt. Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1993. ST—973.735

Wills, Brian Steel. George Henry Thomas: As True as Steel. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2012. ELB—B THOMAS

Woodworth, Steven E. Chickamauga: A Battlefield Guide with a Section on Chattanooga. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. HGT—973.7359

Woodworth, Steven E, and Grady McWhiney. A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamauga. Fort Worth: Ryan Place Publishers, 1996. ST—973.735