Essentials of United States history . LINCOLNS FIRST ADMINISTRATION (1861-1865) 299. General Hooker. campaigns in history. A few days later Port Hudson,farther south below Natchez, surrendered and the MississippiRiver was open to its mouth. 385. Chickamauga. — Chattanooga, a city in southern Ten-nessee, was an important point. Whichever army should holdit could control all eastern Tennessee and at the same time could attack themountainous region of northwesternGeorgia. In September, 1863, Rose-crans, in command of the Union forces,moved his army from Murfreesboroto Chattanooga. The Confederate
Essentials of United States history . LINCOLNS FIRST ADMINISTRATION (1861-1865) 299. General Hooker. campaigns in history. A few days later Port Hudson,farther south below Natchez, surrendered and the MississippiRiver was open to its mouth. 385. Chickamauga. — Chattanooga, a city in southern Ten-nessee, was an important point. Whichever army should holdit could control all eastern Tennessee and at the same time could attack themountainous region of northwesternGeorgia. In September, 1863, Rose-crans, in command of the Union forces,moved his army from Murfreesboroto Chattanooga. The Confederates,under Bragg, left Chattanooga and fellback about twelve miles south intoGeorgia. They were followed by theFederals. On September 19 and 20,near a creek called the Chickamauga, a fierce battle wasfought. Bragg had been reenforced from Lees army, so thathe had about sixty thousand men,while the whole force under Rose-crans was about fifty-five loss was heavy on both sides,each army losing in killed, wounded,and prisoners about seventeen thou-sand, nearly one third
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