Chickamauga 1863

The river of death

Chickamauga 1863 cover

Description

Osprey's examination of the battle at Chickamagua, one of the decisive campaigns of the American Civil War (1861-1865). By the Autumn of 1863 the Confederacy was in dire straits. In a colossal gamble, Confederate President Jefferson Davis stripped forces from all the major Confederate armies to reinforce the Army of Tennessee in a last ditch attempt to crush the Union. On 19th September the Confederates attacked the Union army along Chickamauga creek south of Chattanooga. On the second day of bloody fighting the entire Union right collapsed and the army retreated headlong for Chattanooga, all except General George H. Thomas' Corps who fought on doggedly until nightfall delaying the confederate advance, saving the Union and earning his fame as the "Rock of Chickamauga".

Table of Contents

Background to Battle
Opposing Commanders and their Armies
The First Day of Battle, 19 September
The Second Day: the Confederate Right Wing Assault
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today

Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
Wargaming Chickamauga

Product details

Published Sep 25 1992
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781855322639
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 58 b/w; 17 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 17
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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