. Observations of an Illinois boy in battle, camp and prisons-1861 to 1865 . troops from the battlefield to Rossville,several miles in the rear, wliere they remained untilSept. 22, when they leisurely marched into Chatta-nooga. Thus closed the fearful l)attle of enemys loss according to reports was about 19,-000 killed and wounded. The Federal loss wasabout 1G,000. It is claimed by many that the greatbattle of Chickamauga was a victory for the Con-federates, but I think differently. Chattanooga wasthe objective point in this campaign. The armies metten or twelve miles south of
. Observations of an Illinois boy in battle, camp and prisons-1861 to 1865 . troops from the battlefield to Rossville,several miles in the rear, wliere they remained untilSept. 22, when they leisurely marched into Chatta-nooga. Thus closed the fearful l)attle of enemys loss according to reports was about 19,-000 killed and wounded. The Federal loss wasabout 1G,000. It is claimed by many that the greatbattle of Chickamauga was a victory for the Con-federates, but I think differently. Chattanooga wasthe objective point in this campaign. The armies metten or twelve miles south of the place, where a gen-eral engagement occurred for the possession of thecity, in which the Confederate loss in men was great-er than the Federal. The Confederates gained pos- 116 IN BATTLE, CAMP AND PRISONS, 6l-65 session of the l^attlcfield, but ceased the combat be-fore the Federal army vacated its last line of l^ Federals took a new position several miles tothe rear, near Rossville, which they occupied untilSept. 23 without beino- molested by the Confederates. Tiading Between Iiines. during the 21st and 2-2nd, then took possession ofChattanooga and held it. It was immaterial whether the fighting for the pos-session of Chattanooga occurred ten miles away, orwithin a mile or two of the ciiy. The Federal army IN iJATTLE, CAMl AND PRISONS, 6l-65 117 acconiplisliod its object at the battle of Confederates j^ained nothing that was of any ben-efit to tliem, but lost several thousand j^ood soldiersin excess of the Federal loss. This picture represents a scene wliich li\cs in manya veterans memory. A truce to the murderous picketfiring has been established, anfl the men have met toexchange the things they may have for others thatthey want more. The rebels bring tobacco, rebelnewspapers, and sometimes corn-bread and fresh meat,but mainly tobacco. The Union soldiers bring cofifee,hardtack, papers, knives, combs and similar articles,l)ut mainly cotiee. The rebe
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