Chickamauga and Chattanooga

The Civil War has come to Georgia. This was the first major battle to happen in the "peach state". Union General Grant was trapped inside the city of Chattanooga with his army. A supply line opened and he made his way into Georgia. Chattanooga would later become the center for the Atlanta Campaign. Grant slowly made his way down to Chickamauga. When he got there, Grant was met by Confederate General Braxton Bragg and his army. A bloody 2-day battle occurred. The Union suffered over 16,000 causalities while, the Confederacy had 20,000 men wounded/killed/missing. Towards the end of the battle, the Union started to retreat. General Thomas realized this and held the approaching Confederates back, so that the Union troops could escape. This brave feat earned him the nickname "The Rock Of Chickamauga". The Battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga would go down in the history books as one of the worst Union defeats ever.

General Braxton Bragg
General Ulysses S. Grant