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BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA September 1820 1863 BACKGROUND The Union was gaining a lot of momentum The Confederates retreat at Vicksburg Major General William Rosecrans wanted to move the Confederate army out of Chattanooga, Tennessee CONFEDERATE STRATEGY Concentrate forces in LaFayette, Georgia Fight for Chattanooga Follow the Union and try to break the line UNION STRATEGY Hold all territory Build on the momentum CONFEDERATE GENERAL Major General Braxton Bragg Commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee Born into poverty, he wanted to be wealthy Retired from the military Jefferson Davis convinced promoted him to get him to fight in the Civil War Commanded nearly 40,000 troops Some believed he was mentally unstable Became a civil engineer after the war Died September 27, 1876 UNION GENERAL General William S. Rosecrans Brought up to be very religious Had a great relationships with his parents Graduated 5 th in his class at West Point Loses his command after this battle Retired from the military in March 1867 Elected to the House of Representatives in 1880 Died in California on March 11, 1898 BATTLE General Bragg began to gain ground but could not break the Union lines General Bragg divided his line into two parts with General James Longstreet commanding the left and Lt. General Leonidas Polk commanding the right It seemed like the Confederates would not be successful, but were able to drive Federal troops from the battlefield Confederates were able to block Union supply lines Resulting in a Confederate victory BATTLE MAP BATTLE FACTS Confederate Victory Total Forces: 125,000 Confederate: 65,000 Union: 60,000 Total Casualties: 34,624 Confederate: 18,454 Killed: 2,312 Wounded: 14,674 Missing: 1,468 Union: 16,170 Killed: 1,657 Wounded: 9,756 Missing: 4,757 FUN FACTS One of the first times that the Spencer repeating rifle was used, it could fire up to 20 rounds a minute Union Major General George Thomas earned the nickname the “Rock of Chickamauga” because he stood like a rock in the face of certain defeat Chickamauga is the first National Military Park Second bloodiest battle of the war Future President James Garfield served as a soldier in the battle Can you smell what THE ROCK (of Chickamauga) is cookin?! http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chickamauga/chickamauga -maps/chickamauga-animated-map/