Chickamauga

The Battle of Chickamauga was the largest battle in the Western part of the Civil War, the second largest in the war following only Gettysburg. It was the worst loss for the Union in the 'Western Theatre', as they call it. The battle was the end of the Union's Chickamauga Campaign, it was technically a victory for the Confederacy. The Union Army discouraged going further into Georgia at the time. The Union, however, did capture Chattanooga. On the right is a picture of Major General William Rosecrans. His army was the Cumberland Army. He was one of the generals who helped the Union capture Chattanooga, which was a major chess piece in the game of war. Chattanooga was a big railway supply center for the rebels. The Union also had an advantage with the guns they were using, called 'Spencer Rifles'.