September 20, 1863 – The terrible battle in northwestern Georgia entered its second day and threatened to result in Federal disaster. As the day began,

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September 20, 1863 – The terrible battle in northwestern Georgia entered its second day and threatened to result in Federal disaster. As the day began,
September 18, 1863 – Major General William S. Rosecrans began concentrating his Federal Army of the Cumberland, and General Braxton Bragg continued looking for any
September 12, 1863 – Confederate reinforcements began heading to the Army of Tennessee, while General Braxton Bragg missed two prime opportunities to defeat the Federal
August 21, 1863 – Federal artillery opened fire on Chattanooga, as Major General William S. Rosecrans tried enveloping the vital railroad city. Rosecrans’s Army of
April 10, 1863 – Southerners endured greater hardships than ever before this year, especially west of the Mississippi River. This led to growing unrest and
April 3, 1863 – Confederates within Major General D.H. Hill’s military department tried destroying a Federal garrison on the North Carolina coast. Hill had tried