The Actual Project! About the Project
The project you see in front of you is a diorama of The Battle of Chickamauga. This shows the battle between the Confederate South and the Union North. The blue figures are the Union soldiers and the grey figures are the southern soldiers. The “grass” beneath the soldier’s feet is the grass. The north was more technologically advanced than the south and that is why some of the cannons on the northern side are larger, they had more power. The left flank had Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk and the right flank had Lieutenant General James Longstreet. Bragg’s plan involved attacking the union at dawn on the confederate right and due to subordinates the attack started several hours late. A small force of the confederates barely managed to force the union left a little they still defended the log breastworks bloodily and mercilessly. By noon the center and right flanks of the union army had been sent into a retreat northward to Chattanooga. Rosecrans the general of the north lost 16,000 men in this fight while Bragg’s army went from roughly 68,000 men to around 50,000 men. The battle was considered a confederate victory because the confederates managed to push back the union to Chattanooga. This meant Rosecrans actually completed his campaign’s objective, capture Chattanooga.
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Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga was fought in the northwest corner of Georgia, by Chickamauga creek. The Northern forces lead by Major General William Rosecrans march to Georgia and were met by the Southern forces lead by General Braxton Bragg. What was to happen was the 2nd bloodiest battle in the whole war with over 34,000 casualties (most deadly in Georgia). This battle took place over 3 days from September 18-20, 1863. The goal for the north was to battle their way to Chattanooga, Tennessee because it was a very important railroad junction for the south. All the south had to do was defend it until the north had to give up the mission. On September 9th Bragg had to retreat from Chattanooga to the south because of the Union crossing the Tennessee River at several points instead of one like he thought they would. On the first day of the fighting the confederates tried to capture crossing points of the Chickamauga creek. The confederates did make it across the river on September 18 however they were unable to reach the left flank of the union. On the second day of fighting, September 19, 1863, the confederates pushed the union into a thick forest east of the Kelly farm. This meant that the soldiers were unable to get through in large numbers. The confederates eventually pushed the union behind the LaFayette road but soon after the union pushed back. That night the union fortified that road with log barricades to help slow down the confederates. The third and final day of the fight was when Bragg divided his army in two each with its own general. 37c - state the importance of key events of the Civil War to include Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville
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