Following victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg during the summer of 1863, Union forces continued into the Deep South with an offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. Confederate forces led by Braxton Bragg stood firm and gave the Union Army their biggest defeat of the Western Theater in the Civil War.
Our collection of animated maps bring battles of the American Civil War to life, complete with troop movement animations, narratives, reenactment footage and more.
0:00 Setting the Scene
2:44 Opening engagements at Chickamauga Creek
4:25 Battle Begins
7:31 Action at Viniard Field
9:53 Third day strategy
11:28 Confederate delays allows Union to create defensive position
13:40 Union confusion leads to disaster
16:46 Thomas holds last Union lines
18:36 Union retreat to Rossville
20:10 Aftermath of the Battle