The Battle of Chickamauga was fought on September 19-20, 1863 near Chickamauga Creek. It is known as the second bloodiest battle of the civil war, after Gettysburg with a total of 34,624 deaths, captures, and missing in actions. It was fought when the Confederate army of Tennessee attacked the invading Union army. The Union soldiers had been on an invasion campaign known as the Chickamauga Campaign attempting to take Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Union. This battle put a halt to this campaign, however. The union army was outnumbered and towards the end of the battle, outmaneuvered. After two days of battle, the were finally forced to retreat.
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