Historic Photos of Chickamauga Chattanooga

The campaign from Murfreesboro Tennessee to Chickamauga Georgia followed by the siege of Chattanooga is one of the most dramatic stories of the entire Civil War. Union Major General William S. Rosecrans led a brilliant advance into Georgia taking Chattanooga with the loss of only six men. Near Chickamauga Creek Confederate General Braxton Bragg routed Rosecrans army then laid siege to it from the heights around Chattanooga. Major General Ulysses S. Grant recently given command of virtually all Federal armies in the Western Theater arrived to break the siege. A climatic Union charge routed Braggs demoralized army. Historic Photos of Chickamauga Chattanooga tells this story and much more for it includes the imporant struggle to preserve Americas Civil War battlefields which began with Chickamauga. Striking black-and-white images of aging veterans reuniting to preserve their history join photos of the rugged terrain over which they fought in 1863. This is a compelling American story told in photographs with text by a noted historian.