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Battle of Chickamauga Summary History Pictures Maps Casualties Skirmishes List of Union Confederate Soldiers Killed Wounded American Civil War Chickamauga Campaign Tullahoma Campaign Tennessee

The Chickamauga Campaign
Summary of the Principal Events
 
Aug. 16-17, 1863 General advance of the Army of the Cumberland
Aug. 17, 1863 Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek, Near Sparta, Tenn.
Aug. 21, 1863 Skirmish at Maysville, Ala.
  Action at Shellmound, Tenn.
  Bombardment of Chattanooga, Tenn
Aug. 22-24, 1863 Expedition from Tracy City, Tenn., to the Tennessee River.
Aug. 24, 1863 Skirmish at Gunter's Landing, near Port Deposit, Ala.
Aug. 26-27, 1863 Skirmishes at Harrison's Landing, Tenn.
Aug. 27-28, 1863 Skirmish at the Narrows, near Shellmound, Tenn.
Aug. 28-31, 1863 Reconnaissance from Stevenson, Ala., to Trenton Georgia.
Aug. 29, 1863 Skirmish at Caperton's Ferry, Ala.
Aug. 30-31, 1863 Reconnaissance from Shellmound toward Chattanooga, Tenn.
Aug. 31, 1863 Skirmish in Will's Valley, Ala.
Sept. 1, 1863 Skirmishes at Will's Creek and at Davis' Tap's, and Neal's Gaps, Ala.
Sept. 3, 1863 Skirmish near Alpine, Ga.
Sept. 5, 1863 Reconnaissance from Winston's Gap into Broomtown Valley, Ala.
  Skirmish at Lebanon, Ala.
  Skirmish near Alpine, Ga.
  Destruction of salt-works at Rawlingsville, Ala.
Sept. 6, 1863 Skirmish at Stevens' Gap, Ga.
Sept. 6-7, 1863 Skirmish at Summerville, Ga.
Sept. 7, 1863 Skirmish at Stevenson, Ala.
  Reconnaissance toward Chattanooga and skirmish in Lookout Valley, Tenn.
Sept. 8, 1863 Skirmish at Winston's Gap, Ala.
  Skirmish at Alpine, Ga.
Sept. 9, 1863 Chatttanooga, Tenn., occupied by the Union forces.
  Skirmish at friar's Island, Tenn.
  Skirmish at Lookout Mountain, Ga.
Sept. 10, 1863 Reconnaissance from Alpine toward Rome, La Fayette, and Summerville, Ga., and skirmish at Summerville.
  Skirmishes at Pea Vine Creek and near Graysville, Ga.
Sept. 11, 1863 Reconnaissance toward Rome, Ga.
  Skirmish near Blue Bird Gap, Ga.
  Skirmish at Davis' Cross-Roads (or Davis' House), Near Dug Gap, Ga.
  Skirmish near Rossville, Ga.
  Skirmish near Ringgold, Ga.
Sept. 11-13, 1863 Skirmishes near Lee and Gordon's Mills, Ga.
Sept. 12, 1863 Skirmish at Alpine, Ga.
  Skirmish at Dirt Town, Ga.
  Skirmish Near Leet's Tan-yard, or Rock Spring, Ga.
  Skirmish on the La Fayette road, near Chattooga River, Ga.
Sept. 13, 1863 Reconnaissance from Lee and Gordon's Mills toward La Fayette, Ga. and skirmish.
  Reconnaissace from Henderson's Gap, Ala., to La Fayette, Ga., and skirmish.
  Skirmish near Summerville, Ga.
Sept. 14, 1863 Skirmish near La Fayette, Ga.
Sept 15, 1863 Skirmish at Trion Factory, Ga.
  Skirmish at Summerville, Ga.
Sept. 15-18, 1863 Skirmishes at Catlett's Gap, Pigeon Mountain, Ga.
Sept. 16-18, 1863 Skirmishes near Lee and Gordon's Mills, Ga.
Sept. 17, 1863 Reconnaissance from Rossville and skirmish at Ringgold, Ga. Skirmish at Neal's Gap, Ala.
  Skirmish at Owens' Ford, West Chickamauga Creek, Ga.
Sept. 18, 1863 Skirmishes at Pea Vine Ridge, Alexander's and Reed's Bridges, Dyer's Ford, Spring Creek, and near Stevens' Gap, Ga.
Sept. 19-20, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, Ga.
Sept. 21, 1863 Skirmishes at Rossville, Lookout Church, and Dry Valley, Ga.
Sept. 21-22, 1863 Army of the Cumberland retreats to Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sept. 22, 1863 Skirmishes at Missionary Ridge and Shallow Ford Gap, near Chattanooga, Tenn.
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