Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . r one man. Hi was (lemgc II. Tlmiiias, the lieioiccommander of the Union left. Long-sti-eet launched his veterans againsthim again and again, but he beatthem back in every instance. Neverdid men fight more bravely thanthose Americans, arrayed againsteach other, and never was finer gen-ei-alship displayed than by GeneralThomas, whose wonderful defensethat day won for him the name bywliich he will always be remeraben—The Rock o
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . r one man. Hi was (lemgc II. Tlmiiias, the lieioiccommander of the Union left. Long-sti-eet launched his veterans againsthim again and again, but he beatthem back in every instance. Neverdid men fight more bravely thanthose Americans, arrayed againsteach other, and never was finer gen-ei-alship displayed than by GeneralThomas, whose wonderful defensethat day won for him the name bywliich he will always be remeraben—The Rock of Chickamauga. Holding his heroes well in hand,Thomas was ready to renew the battlethe next day, but Bragg did notmolest him. The Confederates, how-ever, had won a victory, for theydrove the Federals from the field andretained possession of it. Thomasfell slowly back toward Chattanooga,jtresenting a firm front to the enemy. Chickamauga ranks as one ofthe great battles of the war. The Union losses were: killed, 1,656; wounded9,749; missing, 4,774; total, 16,179. The Confederate losses were: killed2,268; wounded, 13,613; captured and missing, 1,090; total, 16, GEOK3E H. THOMAS. ??The Rock of Cliickiiiiiaiiga. SUPERSEDURE OF BY TlIi)M.\.S. conduct of this battle caused his supersedui-e by Thomas, whileseveral division commanders were suspended, pending an in(puiy into theircourse. President Davis removed General Leonidas Polk, wlio was thought tohave shown hesitancy of action at critical points. Biagg, however, was the 342 ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN. most blamable, for, with the advantage overwhehuingly in his favor, he refusedto permit Longstreet to follow up his success. One of the peculiarities of theConfederate President was his strong likes and dislikes. He was a personalenemy of Jo Johnston, and more than once humiliated him, but he was also afriend of Bragg, and, in the face of indignant protests, retained him in chiefcommand in the southwest. As
Size: 1404px × 1779px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidhomeschoolofamer00morr
