By Akira Laster

Ms Thomas Class

September 27,2013

Battle Of Chickamauga

The battle takes place September 18-20, 1863 It was the second bloodiest battle in the civil

war President Lincoln was upset with the

progress of the Union of Cumberland in the Western Theater in the summer of 1863 and no matter what Lincoln threatened to do, Gen. Rosecrans gave a lot of lies for not going after Gen. Bragg’s Army. And he finally did it, made Gen. Bragg’s Army go all the way back to Tennessee.

How the War Started

THE BATTLE

Did you know

that the battle of

Chickamauga was

the battle with

the most

casualties ? The

total number of

causalities was

34,624 the Union

had 16,170, and

the Confederate

army had 18,454

Gen. ThomasRock Of Chickamauga was Gen.Thomas nickname

for his heroicness Gen. Bragg His chief subordinates didn't like each other and

quarreled and his generals wouldn’t disobey his orders

Gen. Rosecrans Aka (Old Rosy)Was a religious man and kind of a perfectionist

Lincoln believed that he lacked aggressive spirit needed to win and Lincoln said that he behaved “like a duck hit on the head”

Important People

Consisted of several confederate attempts to seize crossing points on Chickamauga creek

The Union soldiers slowed the confederate at Reeds bridge but soon southern forces took the span and moved southwest toward Lee And Gordon’s Mill

The First Day of War

On the morning of September 19th Thomas sent troops eastward to the Kelly farm and destroy what he thought was a small enemy force.

Instead the union meet confederate soldiers and ushered in a confused general engaged all day long and spread for nearly miles

Second Day of War

During the night and very , very early in the morning of September 19-20 Gen Bragg divided his army into two different wings the right of north commanded by Lieutenant General . Leonidas Polk and the left of southern wing commanded by Lieutenant General James Longstreet

Who had came from Virginia with more Confederate reinforcements. Bragg’s ideas for September 20 called an attack to start at dawn on the confederates right and move southward, driving he union troops away from Chattanooga. The part of Polk and another of his subordinates caused the surprise attack to start several hours late

The Last Day Of War