The Battle of Chickamauga
This Battle of Chickamauga was a one day battle. The battle was from September 19, 1863 to September 20, 1863. This battle was in Catoosa and Walker Counties. The Confederate side had won this battle. There was more deaths in the Confederate side than the Union. The Generals for the Union side were Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans and Maj. Gen George H. Thomas. The amount of soldiers that the Union had was 58, 220. The Generals for the Confederate side were Gen. Braxton Bragg and Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. The amount of soldiers that the Confederate was 66, 326. The casualties in all were 34,624; 16,170 from The Union side and for the Confederate there were 18,454. The battle was the second bloodiest battle, after the Battle of Gettysburg. General George H. Thomas was nicknamed "The Rock of Chickmauga". He was named that for his leadership. This battle was one of the few battles where the Confederate had more soldiers than the Union. The significance of this battle was that the Confederate didn't press their advantage. Longstreet was sent to attack Knoxsville, but Lincoln replaced him with General Uylsses Grant.
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