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Battle of Chickamauga Book: September 18-20, 1863 Civil War History - Emerging Civil War Series | Military History Reading & American Civil War Research
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Battle of Chickamauga Book: September 18-20, 1863 Civil War History - Emerging Civil War Series | Military History Reading & American Civil War Research Battle of Chickamauga Book: September 18-20, 1863 Civil War History - Emerging Civil War Series | Military History Reading & American Civil War Research
Battle of Chickamauga Book: September 18-20, 1863 Civil War History - Emerging Civil War Series | Military History Reading & American Civil War Research
Battle of Chickamauga Book: September 18-20, 1863 Civil War History - Emerging Civil War Series | Military History Reading & American Civil War Research
Battle of Chickamauga Book: September 18-20, 1863 Civil War History - Emerging Civil War Series | Military History Reading & American Civil War Research
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The battle of Chickamauga brought an early fall to the Georgia countryside in 1863, where men fell like autumn leaves in some of the heaviest fighting of the war. The battlefield consisted of a nearly impenetrable, vine-choked forest around Chickamauga Creek. Unable to see beyond their immediate surroundings, officers found it impossible to exercise effective command, and the engagement deteriorated into what many participants later called “a soldier’s battle.” It was, explained Union General John Turchin, “Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale.”The stakes were high: control of Chattanooga, “the Gateway City” to the Deep South. The two-day battle of Chickamauga was the only major victory of the war for the ill-starred Confederate Army of Tennessee, which managed to break through on the second day and drive the Union army off the field in a wild rout. The victory, however, left a legacy of dashed hopes for Braxton Bragg and his Confederate army. Ironically, Bragg won the costly victory but lost the city, while Union commander William Rosecrans lost the battle but somehow managed to hold the city which President Lincoln considered as important as the Confederate capital of Richmond. Despite its importance, however, Chickamauga has been largely overlooked and is rife with myths and misunderstandings.Author William Lee White has spent most of his life on the Chickamauga battlefield, taking thousands of visitors through the wooded landscape and telling the story of the bloodiest engagement in the Western Theater. Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale describes the tragic events of Chickamauga, but also includes many insights about often-neglected aspects of the fighting that White has gained from his many years studying the battle and exploring its scenic landscape.Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale can be enjoyed in the comfort of one’s favorite armchair or as a battlefield guide. It is part of the new Emerging Civil War Series, which offers compelling, easy-to-read overviews of some of the Civil War’s most important stories. The masterful storytelling is richly enhanced with more than one hundred photos, illustrations, and maps.
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We were listening to the Ranger program up on Lookout Mt. Tennessee, and Bill Lee was our guide/Ranger. He was presenting the battle of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain.He did a fabulous job and made the battle(s) three dimensional. And the guy is funny. Comedy-Central, funny! After the program had ended, I asked a few more questions. Then I asked him if he had published any books. He told me about his books, including this one;"Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864"In any event , I just wished I had read this before I visited the Chickamauga Battlefield site. As most know, this was a very confusing, frenetic and patchwork battle, with many regiments, brigades, and divisions involved in sometimes micro-movements.His book is both a guide to the park and detailed account of i. He starts out with the 1st tour stop and explains in clear detail, how the battle unfolded here, and through out the next 15 or so tour stops. Please take at least 6 hours to do the site justice.Mr. Lee does a good job with pictures showing the monuments and landscape, to get a better experience.Its ironic that this battle was to gain control of Chattanooga, and yet, by the Confederates winning here, they ended up losing at Chattanooga.Which was the last offensive campaign for the ConfederacyIt is agreed that the Confederates won here. But the South didn't have the materials or manpower to lose.The South lost more men here by approximately 3,000. So did they really win?One thing I wish Mr. White had done in his book, is use C.S.A. or U.S. to denote the commanders and soldiers. He does mention them, but then later refers to commander and I had to flip back to figure out which side he was on, but reading the narrative , I could eventually figure out his allegiance.And btw, if you don't think proper language matters, the conf'using orders given by Rosecrans' (or possibly by his aid-de-camp Frank Bond, who did not have a good command of the English language) telling General Wood, .. ."The general commanding directs that you close up on Reynolds as fast as possible, and support him." I don't think Rosecran's would have written this order. These orders were opposed to each other. Kind of like, "Lets' eat Grandma and leave." vs. "Lets eat Grandma, and leave."Thanks Bob for a great read, and great Ranger program.!!

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