Monday, December 3, 2012

Battle of Chickamauga

A Confederate victory by General Braxton Bragg leaves General William S. Rosecran's Union Army trapped in Chattanooga, Tennessee, under Confederate seige.
General Patrick R. Cleburne and his staff pressed forward during the battle to distribute amunition to his men.
This ia a sketch of the caissons and dead horses after the battle.
Johnny Clem, "The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga", was the twelve-year-old drummer of the 22nd Michigan Infantry who shot the Confederate colonel, and proceeded back to the Union lines.

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