Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga / edited by Matt Spruill ; maps by Tim Kissel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spruill, Matt, editor.

Kissel, Tim, illustrator.

Series:

U. S. Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles Series

The U.S. Army War College guides to Civil War battles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition, revised and expanded.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]

Summary:

"Colonel Spruill has over time become one of our best tour guides for Civil War battlefields, and it all started with his Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga back in the 1990s. Now thoroughly updated and revised to assimilate the modern changes to the battlefield as well as the newer scholarship on the battle, this second edition is extremely valuable for a detailed understanding of both the battle and the battlefield."-Timothy B. Smith, author of Shiloh: Conquer or Perish and Grant Invades Tennessee: The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson "This updated guide makes traveling across the landscape on this pivotal battlefield in the Civil War's Western Theater easier and more understandable. One can almost sense the confusion of the unfolding engagement as the contending forces grappled with each other for control of the key elements of this critical ground."-Brian S. Wills, author of George Henry Thomas: As True as Steel.

Contents:

To reach the battlefield

Maneuvering to a battle

Delaying actions

Initial contact

The battle expands

Penetration and counterattack in the center

The fight around Viniard Farm

Preparations for September 20, 1863

Bragg renews the attack

Attack and counterattack in Kelly Field

The Battle for Poe Field

Breaking the Union right

The fight for Snodgrass Hill and Horseshoe Ridge

Retreat from Kelly Field

Afterward

Appendix I: Union order of battle

Appendix II: Confederate order of battle

Appendix III: Medical practices and the handling of wounded in the Civil War.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7006-2695-6

OCLC:

1061311565