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America
American Civil War
Author_James Arnold
battle
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Chattanooga
Confederacy
Confederate
conflict
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Federal
General George H Thomas
illustrated
maps
photographic
President Jefferson Davis
Rock
strategy
tactic
Tennessee
Union Army
United States
USA
Product details
- ISBN 9781855322639
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 25 Sep 1992
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A detailed, illustrated account of a key, narrow victory for the Union.
By the Autumn of 1863 the Confederacy was in dire straits. In a colossal gamble, Confederate President Jefferson Davis stripped forces from all the major Confederate armies to reinforce the Army of Tennessee in a last ditch attempt to crush the Union. On 19th September the Confederates attacked the Union army along Chickamauga creek south of Chattanooga.
On the second day of bloody fighting the entire Union right collapsed and the army retreated headlong for Chattanooga, all except General George H. Thomas' Corps who fought on doggedly until nightfall delaying the confederate advance, saving the Union and earning his fame as the "Rock of Chickamauga".
James R. Arnold is a US-born freelance writer who has contributed to numerous military publications. James spent his formative years in Europe and used the opportunity to study the sites of historic battlefields. He has over 15 published books to his credit, many of them focusing on the Napoleonic campaigns and American Civil War.
