The Chickamauga campaign : a mad irregular battle : from the crossing of the Tennessee River through the second day, August 22-September 19, 1863 / David A. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, David A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.

Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Tennessee.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (697 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chickamauga, according to soldier rumor, is a Cherokee word meaning ""River of Death."" It certainly lived up to that grim sobriquet in September 1863 when the Union Army of the Cumberland and Confederate Army of Tennessee waged bloody combat along the banks of West Chickamauga Creek. Long considered a two-day affair, award-winning author David Powell embraces a fresh approach that explores Chickamauga as a three-day battle, with September 18 being key to understanding how the fighting developed the next morning. The second largest battle of the Civil War produced 35,000 casualties and one of

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Tullahoma: June 24-July 4, 1863; Chapter 1: Molding an Army: Summer 1863; Chapter 2: The Army of Tennessee: Summer 1863; Chapter 3: A River to Cross: August 16 to September 8, 1863; Chapter 4: Cat and Mouse in the Mountains: September 8-11, 1863; Chapter 5: McLemore's Cove: September 11, 1863; Chapter 6: A Second Frustration: September 12-15, 1863; Chapter 7: Bragg Essays a New Plan: September 15-17, 1863; Day One: Friday, September 18, 1863; Chapter 8: Reed's Bridge: Friday, September 18, 1863; Chapter 9: Alexander's Bridge: Friday, September 18, 1863

Chapter 10: Night Moves: Night of September 18-19, 1863Day Two: Saturday, September 19; Saturday, September 19: Dawn to 10:00 a.m.; Chapter 12: Slugging It Out in Winfrey Field:Saturday, September 19: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; Chapter 13: Bragg and Rosecrans React:Saturday, September 19: 7:00 a.m. to Noon; Chapter 14: The Battle for Brock Field:Saturday, September 19: 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Chapter 15: Governed by Circumstances:Saturday, September 19: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Chapter 16: Viniard Field: Davis Opens the Fight:Saturday, September 19: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Chapter 17: Viniard Field: Hood Engages: Saturday, September 19:2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Chapter 18: Viniard Field: Carlin Comes to Grief:Saturday, September 19: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Chapter 19: Viniard Field: Benning Attacks:Saturday, September 19: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Chapter 20: Johnson Flanks Van Cleve:Saturday, September 19: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Chapter 21: Breakthrough in Brotherton Field:Saturday, September 19: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Chapter 22: We Bury Our Dead:Saturday, September 19, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Chapter 23: Shoring up the Center:Saturday, September 19: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.Chapter 24: Return to Winfrey Field:Saturday, September 19: 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Chapter 25: Securing the Flanks:Saturday, September 19: All Day; Appendix 1: Order of Battle with Strengths and Losses; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611213232

1611213231

9781611211757

1611211751