For 10 points--what Virginia-born Union general's defense of Snodgrass Hill earned him the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga"?
At this general's first victory, his forces killed Felix Zollicoffer south of Logan's Crossroads. Although he almost lost one-quarter of his command in a trap at McLemore's Cove, Thomas Hindman's hesitation allowed him to avoid battle until a week later, when his subordinate John Brannan led a division toward Jay's Mill and stumbled into Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry. The next day the Reserve Corps came to his support after his superior, William S. Rosecrans, fled to Chattanooga. For 10 points--what Virginia-born Union general's defense of Snodgrass Hill earned him the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga"?
At this general's first victory, his forces killed Felix Zollicoffer south of Logan's Crossroads.
George Henry {Thomas}