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Chickamauga Battle Highlighted As Civil War Fury
Civil War clash on Sept 19-20, 1863 along Chickamauga creek pitted Rosecrans Army of the Cumberland against Bragg Army of Tennessee. Union general Thomas earned the title Rock of Chickamauga after holding and retreating to Chattanooga with heavy casualties on both sides. Confederate losses totaled 18,454 to Union 16,170 as Longstreet and Johnson breached the Union left and Bragg pressed the center.
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Chickamauga Creek
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
River of Death
George H. Thomas
Bushrod R. Johnson
South
William S. Rosecrans
Army of the Cumberland
Braxton Bragg
Army of
Tennessee
Rosecrans
Thomas
Longstreet
Bragg
Leonidas Polk
Reed
Alexander's Bridge
Linn Bragg
Pam Alberts
Washington High
Delbert Tain
McLemore’s Cove
Missionary Ridge
Pigeon Mountain
Gray
Bushrod Johnson