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Lytle was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia while leading a counterattack on horseback. Once his identity was known, Confederates placed a guard around his body, and many recited his poetry over their evening campfires. [4] The hill where he died is now known as "Lytle Hill" in the Chickamauga National Military Park. [4]
William J. Carson (August 30, 1840 – December 13, 1913) was a United States Army soldier and recipient of the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Chickamauga in the American Civil War.
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
The Maps of Chickamauga: An Atlas of the Chickamauga Campaign, Including the Tullahoma Operations, June 22 – September 23, 1863. New York: Savas Beatie, 2009. ISBN 978-1-932714-72-2. Powell, David A. The Chickamauga Campaign: A Mad Irregular Battle: From the Crossing of Tennessee River Through the Second Day, August 22 – September 19, 1863 ...
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Chickamauga is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,917 at the 2020 census. The population was 2,917 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga , TN –GA Metropolitan Statistical Area .
HAER No. GA-95, "Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, GA", 54 photos, 15 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 4 photo caption pages; HAER No. GA-95-A, "Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Alexander's Bridge", 10 photos, 2 measured drawings, 15 data pages, 1 photo caption page
As George Dorsey was a World War II veteran, his coffin was draped in an American flag. [13] The funeral was well attended by the national news media, although many black people stayed away out of fear. [13] One black man at the funeral told a journalist from The Chicago Defender: "They're exterminating us. They're killing Negro veterans and we ...