Rosecrans has established his army at Chickamauga,…
September 1863 CE
Rosecrans has established his army at Chickamauga, Georgia, twelve miles (nineteen kilometers) southeast of Chattanooga, the location of a vital rail center in the struggle over Tennessee.
Bragg collects reinforcements and prepares to do battle, assisted by General James Longstreet, on September 19, 1863.