Battle of Chickamauga

September 21, 1863

The Unfortunate Confederate Victory
Just south of Chattanooga, a war broke out by accident when the Union was looking for waters. Union commander, Rosecrans, was told that he had a gap in his line.Trying to correct the nonexistent gap, he actually created an actual gap for the Confederacy to get through. Rosecrans was knocked off the battlefield later. George Thomas took control of the army and told some troops to retreat. The Union did not have enough ammunition and was told to use their bayonets(knife, sword, or spike-shaped weapon). They continued to attack until was forced to surrunder.