The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive, the Chickamauga Campaign, in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia, the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater, and involved the second-highest number of casualties after the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.
XXI Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served as part of William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland and was in existence from January 9th to October 1863.
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden was a lawyer, politician, and Union general during the American Civil War.
The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought August 4–7, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union armies had partially encircled the city of Atlanta, Georgia, which was being held by Confederate forces under the command of General John Bell Hood. Sherman had at this point adopted a strategy of attacking the railroad lines into Atlanta, hoping to cut off his enemies' supplies. This was the third direct attack on Confederate positions during the campaign and the effect of success would have ended the siege and won Atlanta on 6 August 1864.
The Chickamauga campaign of the American Civil War was a series of battles fought in northwestern Georgia from August 21 to September 20, 1863, between the Union Army of the Cumberland and Confederate Army of Tennessee. The campaign started successfully for Union commander William S. Rosecrans, with the Union army occupying the vital city of Chattanooga and forcing the Confederates to retreat into northern Georgia. But a Confederate attack at the Battle of Chickamauga forced Rosecrans to retreat back into Chattanooga and allowed the Confederates to lay siege to the Union forces.
The 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Western Theater in a number of campaigns and battles.
James Blair Steedman was an American printer, contractor and lawyer who rose to the rank of general in the Union Army during the Civil War. A printer by trade, as well as a soldier during the Texas War of Independence, Steedman returned to Ohio and later became a delegate in the state's General assembly as well as President of Public Works, although he lost his campaign to become a U.S. Congressman.
The 23rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
4th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was often referred to as "Bush's Battery".
The 98th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
7th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 10th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
