The Chickamauga campaign : barren victory: the retreat into Chattanooga, the Confederate pursuit, and the aftermath of the battle, September 21 to October 20, 1863 / David A. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, David A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

California : Savas Beatie, 2016.

Summary:

Winner of the Laney Book Prize from the Austin Civil War Round Table: "The post-battle coverage is simply unprecedented among prior Chickamauga studies." -James A. Hessler, award-winning author of Sickles at Gettysburg This third and concluding volume of the magisterial Chickamauga Campaign trilogy, a comprehensive examination of one of the most important and complex military operations of the Civil War, examines the immediate aftermath of the battle with unprecedented clarity and detail. The narrative opens at dawn on Monday, September 21, 1863, with Union commander William S. Rosecrans in Chattanooga and most of the rest of his Federal army in Rossville, Georgia. Confederate commander Braxton Bragg has won the signal victory of his career, but has yet to fully grasp that fact or the fruits of his success. Unfortunately for the South, the three grueling days of combat broke down the Army of Tennessee and a vigorous pursuit was nearly impossible. In addition to carefully examining the decisions made by each army commander and the consequences, Powell sets forth the dreadful costs of the fighting in terms of the human suffering involved. Barren Victory concludes with the most detailed Chickamauga orders of battle (including unit strengths and losses) ever compiled, and a comprehensive bibliography more than a decade in the making. Includes illustrations

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Who Won?

Chapter 1: A Battle Won? Morning, September 21st

Chapter 2: A Battle Lost? September 21: Within Union Lines

Chapter 3: Into Chattanooga: September 22 and 23

Chapter 4: The Cost

Chapter 5: The Consequences

Appendix 1: Last Clash at Chickamauga

Appendix 2: Rosecrans, Garfield, and Dana

Appendix 3: Union Order of Battle

Appendix 4: Union Losses

Appendix 5: Confederate Strength-Sources and Methodology

Appendix 6: Confederate Losses

Appendix 7: Polk's Corps October 22, 1863 Return

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611213294

1611213290