The Battle of Chickamauga (19-20 September 1863) was a decisive battle in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Fought along the Chickamauga Creek in northwestern Georgia, the battle saw the Confederate Army of Tennessee, under General Braxton Bragg, win a significant yet costly victory over the Union Army of the Cumberland, under Major General William S. Rosecrans. Chickamauga was the greatest Confederate victory in the West, and was also the second bloodiest battle of the entire war, resulting in over 35,000 total casualties.
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