This battle was presaged by an encounter on Pigeon Mountain in the Battle of Davis' Cross Roads and by Leonidas Polk's refusal to attack Thomas Crittenden. Benjamin Cheatham's division reinforced the winning commander of this battle, while the losing side retreated to the Lafayette Road. James Longstreet exploited a gap in the Union line, forcing William Rosencrans to retreat, while George Thomas earned the epithet "the Rock" of this place. Occurring shortly after the Battle of Chattanooga, this
This battle was presaged by an encounter on Pigeon Mountain in the Battle of Davis' Cross Roads and by Leonidas Polk's refusal to attack Thomas Crittenden. Benjamin Cheatham's division reinforced the winning commander of this battle, while the losing side retreated to the Lafayette Road. James Longstreet exploited a gap in the Union line, forcing William Rosencrans to retreat, while George Thomas earned the epithet "the Rock" of this place. Occurring shortly after the Battle of Chattanooga, this was, FTP, what 1863 victory for Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg fought in northwestern Georgia?
This battle was presaged by an encounter on Pigeon Mountain in the Battle of Davis' Cross Roads and by Leonidas Polk's refusal to attack Thomas Crittenden.
Battle of {Chickamauga}