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On this day in the Civil War, the Federal army under General Philip Sheridan crushes the Confederate army commanded by General Jubal Early at the Battle of Fisher’s Hill.
Sheridan is quoted as saying, “I do not think there ever was an army so badly beaten”.
General Philip Sheridan
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
On this day in the Civil War, the defeated Union army gathers in Chattanooga, Tennessee after the Battle of Chickamauga. The Federals organize their defenses in anticipation of attack from Bragg’s Confederates.
On this day in the Civil War, the second day of the Battle of Chickamauga commences. During the savage fighting the Union line is cut in two, and the Confederate army routs the Federals. The total combined losses for both armies is over 44,000, with both sides losing about 28% of their strength.
The stand by Union forces, commanded by General George Thomas, against severe odds earns him the nickname, “The Rock of Chickamauga”.
On this day in the Civil War, the Union army commanded by General William Rosecrans collides with the Confederate army commanded by General Braxton Bragg at the Battle of Chickamauga. Losses on both sides are heavy, but neither army gains an advantage at the end of the day.
On this day in the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia leave Maryland after the bloody battle of Antietam the previous day.
This ends General Lee’s invasion of the North.
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