With over 20 percent of the Confederate forces killed or wounded, 16,000 Union casualties, and 18,000 Confederate casualties, the Battle of Chickamauga was known as the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, closely following the Battle of Gettysburg. The Union and the Confederacy were fighting for the two railroad lines that ran through Chattanooga, Tennessee. On September 19th and 20th, 1863, the Battle of Chickamauga was fought in the counties of Catoosa and Walker, Georgia. Chickamauga got many different nicknames after the battle, including “death-knell” and “the river of death”. It was called “death-knell” and “the river of death” due to the fact that their were an immense number …show more content…
Although the cannon was very popularly used in a lot of civil war battles, it was barely used in the Battle of Chickamauga at all. This was because, their were a lot of trees and other barriers in the way, making it hard for people to aim the cannons and shoot them without hitting a target that was not meant to be hit. Cannons were only used during this battle when absolutely necessary, and when their were no obstacles in the path to get in the way of the cannon fire.
As you can see, the Battle of Chickamauga was an extremely important battle in the Civil War. This battle is known as the second bloodiest battle of the Civil war and it has different nicknames, because of its mass casualties. There were also two very important generals on each side fighting for both the Union, and the Confederacy. And lastly, there were a lot of different types of advanced weapons used in this battle that resulted in the extreme amount of casualties on both sides. The battle of Chickamauga was the most costly in the Western Theater. All in all, the second bloodiest battle in the civil war, also known as the Battle of Chickamauga, was an extremely important battle fought on September 19th and 20th near Chickamauga Creek in Horseshoe