American Civil War · BATTLE SITE · 1863

Battle of Chickamauga (1863)

On the American Civil War map as “Chickamauga”

19–20 Sep 1863 — In the north-Georgia woods, Bragg breaks the Union line in the bloodiest western battle of the war, which leaves 34,000 casualties. George Thomas’ stand earns him the name “the Rock of Chickamauga” and saves the Union army, though it must retreat to Chattanooga, where it comes under siege.

When: 19–20 Sep 1863
Type: Battle site
Chapter: Overland and Atlanta campaigns (chapter 9 of American Civil War)
Atlas: The American Civil War, 1840–1877

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Map showing Battle of Chickamauga (1863), battle site in The American Civil War, 1840–1877 — BATTLE SITE · THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, 1840–1877

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US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
US Military Academy Department of History; selected geographic facts reconstructed independently, original chart retained outside distributed files.. Geographic evidence only. Source atlas index requests reprint permission; original artwork not redistributed.
National Park Service; November1861 Port Royal occupation. The early coastline layer is date-specific, not the entire1862 coastal gain.. US government historical geographic evidence
Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Selected, combined, reprojected and corrected by Maps of History as described per layer.. CC BY4.0
National Park Service; February1862 river forts and Nashville campaign.. US government historical geographic evidence
The Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. State/territory records unioned for the displayed date; disputed/joint territories excluded from exclusive US sovereignty.. Publisher permits commercial and noncommercial lawful reuse without fees; current terms supersede obsolete NC notice in archive
Source-native legal boundaries, annual military control and independently reconstructed campaign sectors are kept separate. Region connectors and corridor widths are interpretive.. Original historical reconstruction with attributed evidence

Legal US boundaries come from dated Newberry records. Secession and military control use separate source layers, while campaign corridors are educational geographic reconstructions rather than surveyed continuous fronts.

reconstruction: 1845 · reconstruction: 1861 · reconstruction: 1861-04-13 · reconstruction: 1861-07-21 · reconstruction: 1862-02-28 · reconstruction: 1862-06-08 · reconstruction: 1863 · reconstruction: 1863-07-10 · reconstruction: 1863-11-26 · reconstruction: 1864 · reconstruction: 1864-09-03 · reconstruction: August1864 Richmond/Petersburg siege sectors · reconstruction: Jonesboro/Lovejoy sector after Atlanta falls,September1864 · vector: 1860 state-interface reference · vector: us-e24e487b916d

Layer records and reconstruction methods