President Abraham Lincoln writes an irate message to Ambrose E. Burnside after Burnside’s repeated inability to reinforce William S. Rosecrans’s Federal army under siege in Chattanooga.
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The Siege of Chattanooga Begins
William S. Rosecrans’s Federal Army of the Cumberland continues building defenses in Chattanooga while Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee begins laying siege.
Bragg Decides Upon a Siege
The Federal Army of the Cumberland completes its retreat into Chattanooga after its disastrous defeat at Chickamauga, and the Confederate Army of Tennessee cautiously pursues.
The Battle of Chickamauga: Aftermath
Confederates learn the extent of their victory at Chickamauga but squander precious time while the Federals escape into Chattanooga.
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.