Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... four-gun battery was directed to proceed to Reed's Bridge, a substantial crossing about three miles up the stream, with orders to hold it as long as practicable, without bringing on an engagement, and in case of .attack to destroy it before retiring. Having thus made the proper disposition for holding two important bridges, the General rested, with Mitchell's Brigade, two regiments of Whittaker's, and a four-gun battery, at McAffee Church, ready to respond to a summons for assistance from either of his outposts. In the vicinity of Lee & Gordon's Mill, by the Lafayette road about three miles to the south, General Rosecrans was still compelled to impatiently await the arrival of Maj.-Gen. Alex. McCook's command --the corps that had made its advance far to his right through Alpine Pass, and with the chronic misfortune of that officer had become "lost" in the defiles, thus greatly delaying his arrival on the scene of action. During this time Gen. Bragg was busied in marching down the stream t northward for the treble purpose of closing up on his reinforcements arriving from Ringgold, getting nearer to the desired roads and passes through Mission Ridge, and gaining access to the bridges and fords that were so far from the main force of Rosecrans that they must be insufficiently guarded. With keen apprehension Steedman waited all the forenoon of the i8th without a word of instruction or tidings. Each passing hour deepened his anxiety, when about three o'clock in the afternoon the startling news was picked up from some fugitive negroes that the rebels had crossed the Chickamauga at Fowler's Ford, about one mile above Reed's Bridge, when he at once inferred that they would march down the west side of the creek, in the rear of Colonel Dan....

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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David PowellÍs The Chickamauga Campaign„Glory or the Grave: The Breakthrough, Union Collapse, and the Retreat to Chattanooga, September 20-23, 1863 is the second volume in his magnificent projected three-volume study of this overlooked and largely misunderstood campaign. According to soldier rumor, Chickamauga in Cherokee meant ñRiver of Death.î The name lived up to that grim sobriquet in September 1863 when the Union Army of the Cumberland and Confederate Army of Tennessee waged a sprawling bloody combat along the banks of West Chickamauga Creek. This installment of PowellÍs tour-de-force depicts the final day of battle, when the Confederate army attacked and broke through the Union lines, triggering a massive rout, an incredible defensive stand atop Snodgrass Hill, and a confused retreat and pursuit into Chattanooga. Powell presents all of this with clarity and precision by weaving nearly 2,000 primary accounts with his own cogent analysis. The result is a rich and deep portrait of the fighting and command relationships on a scale never before attempted or accomplished. His upcoming third volume, Analysis of a Barren Victory, will conclude the set with careful insight into the fighting and its impact on the war, PowellÍs detailed research into the strengths and losses of the two armies, and an exhaustive bibliography. PowellÍs magnum opus, complete with original maps, photos, and illustrations, is the culmination of many years of research and study, coupled with a complete understanding of the battlefieldÍs complex terrain system. For any student of the Civil War in general, or the Western Theater in particular, PowellÍs trilogy is a must-read.