George Henry Thomas was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18–20, 1863, between the United States Army and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a U.S. Army offensive, the Chickamauga Campaign, in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia and the most significant US defeat in the Western Theater, and it 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 9 to October 1863.
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden was an American statesman, politician, soldier and lawyer from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as a general for the Union during the Civil War. His family was fairly typical for Kentucky, in that he and his father supported the Union during the war, but his elder brother fought for the Confederacy.
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 79th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 42nd Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 98th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 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 Infantry Regiment, sometimes 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 17th Ohio Infantry Regiment 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 Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 125th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 124th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 124th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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