054 - ”The River of Death”: The Battle Of Chickamauga

<p></p> <p>About this episode: </p> <p>Just some fifteen miles south of Chattanooga - there in the northwest corner of Georgia - there runs a creek with a harsh name.  Indeed, its Cherokee or Creek origin means “River of Death.”  That name was never more appropriate than in mid-September 1863 when Union and Confederate armies fought as if the entire war hinged on its outcome.  In the end, it may well have, for all the circumstances that flowed from the battle’s outcome.  This is the story of the second bloodiest day of the American Civil War.  This is the story of the Battle of Chickamauga.</p> <p>----more----</p> <p> </p> <p>Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rosecrans'>William Rosecrans</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braxton_Bragg'>Braxton Bragg</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside'>Ambrose Burnside</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas'>George H. Thomas</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_Polk'>Leonidas Polk</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield'>James A. Garfield</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Additional Resources:</p> <p></p> <p>Morning, September 19th, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Early Afternoon, September 19th, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Late Afternoon to Dark, September 19th, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>9 a.m. to 11 a.m., September 20th, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>11 a.m. to Mid-Afternoon, September 20th, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Mid-Afternoon to Dark, September 20th, 1863</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p>Defense of Horseshoe Ridge and Union Retreat, Brigade Details</p> <p> </p> <p>For Further Reading:</p> <p></p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/This-Terrible-Sound-Chickamauga-Trilogy/dp/0252065948/ref=asc_df_0252065948/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312021455910&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18143856743442700613&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9009667&hvtargid=pla-562608992587&psc=1'>This Terri