Chickamauga, GA
September 19-20, 1863
The Union Order of Battle
The Confederate Order of Battle
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Chickamauga Battlefield
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Map No. 5 The Battle-Field of Chickamauga
Background
The battle for control of hills and ridges over Chickamauga Creek in Georgia was really a battle for control of the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Union General William Rosecrans had conducted a series of brilliant maneuvers to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg right out of Tennessee scarcely without firing a shot. Rosecrans, while a brilliant tactician, tended to move slowly and with extreme caution. For this he had been under heavy pressure from higher up the chain of command to get off the stick and get moving. After taking the fortress of Chattanooga without a fight he pushed his luck and pushed his forces into Georgia. There his luck ran out.
As usual it battle was setup as a battle over control of a railroad. Rosecrans hadn't attacked the Chattanooga directly but had rather flanked the city and cut the Western and Atlanta Railroad, Bragg’s supply line. Bragg had no choice but to evacuate the city. Rosecrans probably should have stopped and regrouped but he had the entire Union chain of command up to Lincoln on his back to do something, so he did.
Chickamauga Battlefield Park
Reed’s Bridge Road
Winfry Field
Brock Field
Viniard Farm
Brotherton Cabin
Poe Field
Kelly House
Kelly Field
Dyer Field
Lytle Hill
Snodgrass Hill