Letter from Capt. William G. Nugent of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry to his wife.
The Battle of Chickamauga: Day Two
The terrible battle in northwestern Georgia enters its second day and threatens to result in Federal disaster.
The Battle of Chickamauga
A terrible but inconclusive battle begins in northwestern Georgia between Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee and William S. Rosecrans’s Federal Army of the Cumberland.
Armies Concentrate in Northern Georgia
Braxton Bragg directs his Confederate Army of Tennessee to move around William S. Rosecrans’s Federal left flank near Chickamauga Creek. But Bragg is unaware that Rosecrans has extended that flank and put Federals directly in his path.
Preparing to Threaten Lee
George G. Meade plans to advance against Robert E. Lee’s weakened Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, but only as part of a probing action.
Bragg’s Third Opportunity
Braxton Bragg’s Confederates squander a second chance to destroy a part of the Federal Army of the Cumberland south of Chattanooga. Bragg nevertheless decides to try attacking a third time.
Bragg’s Second Golden Opportunity
Braxton Bragg’s Confederates squander an opportunity to destroy an isolated segment of the Federal Army of the Cumberland, but Bragg quickly sees another chance to attack before the Federals can concentrate their forces.