This is the map of Chickamauga. This shows where every division was on September 20 at 2:00 p.m.The Battle of Chickamauga
By: Melissa 8-1
Fisher Jr./Sr. High School
Table of Contents
Where did the battle take place?
Who was in the war?
When did it take place?
Why did the Battle start?
What happened in the Battle of Chickamuaga?
How did it turn out and what
Were the events that lead up to the
Battle?
Last Comments
Bibliography
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Where did the battle take place? |
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The Battle of Chickamauga took place by the Chickamauga Creek. They also fought by the town.The town of Chickamauga is located in Tennessee in the Southern half. The town was a wooded area and it had some little hills. (Got from Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htm May 16, 2000)
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Who was in the War? |
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There was about 18,000 men from the South and about 16,000 men from the North. Some of the officers were Braxton Bragg and General Longstreet. Bragg and Longstreet were both from the South, from the North was General William Rosecrans. At the end of the battle 19.6% of the Union soldiers were killed and 25.9% of the Confederate soldiers were killed. (Got from Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htm May 16, 2000)
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When did it take place? |
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The Battle of Chickamauga started on September 19, 1863. It ended September 20, 1863. (Got from Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htm May 16, 2000) |
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Why did the Battle start? |
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I think the battle started because Bragg wanted to capture the vital communications hub. It was in the town of Chattanooga and they had to go through Chickamauga to get to the hub. That’s why the battle started. (Got from Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htm May 16, 2000) |
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What happened in the Battle of Chickamauga? |
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The First day of the battle, Brannan’s division (a division from the North) was posted 2 miles away from Chickamauga. When they did that they saw Forrest’s cavalry (cavalry from the South) and they called the Confederate Infantry. That started the war. The second night they both went into different positions. At 9 o’clock Thomas (from the North) told Negley’s division to get into reserve but they were in a line so it did not work. Then Thomas had to go get them because they made and error. They fought for many hours. (Got from Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htm May 16, 2000) |
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How did it turn out and what were the events that lead up to the battle? |
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The battle was fought long and hard. The South came and started the battle and ended the battle the next day. At the end of the battle the South won. The events that lead up to the battle was, first there was a battle at Chattanooga and then there was a battle by Dug Gap and McLemore's Cove. Then on September 12 the Confederates retreated from La Fayette. And came to Chickamauga. (Got from Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htm May 16, 2000) |
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The South won that battle so they had one more battle won over the North. I think if the North would have won the battle they could have ended the war sooner. But I also think that the South could have won if they won more battles like this one. Why, because if they won more battles they could have beaten the North because they would have been stronger and they would have had more weapons. |
Map of the Battle of Chickamauga.
This is the map of Chickamauga. This shows where every division was on September 20 at 2:00 p.m.
Got from
Boather 3, Mark M. The Chickamauga Campaign [online] http://www.civilwarhome.com/chickama.htmWhat a battle was like in the Civil War.
Got from Archer, Ed Volunteers for Union and Liberty: History of the 5th Tennessee Infantry U.S.A., 1862-1865 http://home.earthlink.net/~fifthtenn/index.html May 16, 2000
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