CHICKAMAUGA
DATE: September 19-20, 1863
Relative and Absolute location of the battle
The relative location is north of Florida, south of Tennessee
The absolute location in Georgia on the top left of the state
Number of people who fought in the war:
124,000 men fought in this war. Southern troops (66,000) Union troops (58,000)
What was it like:
Thick woods and swampy terrain, fighting up close people laying dead everywhere.
Generals for the union and Confederate:
Union: General William S. Rosecrans
Confederate: General Braxton Bragg
Confederate: General Braxton Bragg
Outcome of the war:
Confederate won, Even though they won the union focused of the battle of Knoxville.