The Civil War Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga

Name: The Civil War Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga
Author: Rogers, Jesse Littleton

Rogers, Jesse Littleton

Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863; Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863

1. Gen. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, April 27, 1822.
    Died in Mt. McGregor (near Saratoga), N. Y., July 23, 1885.
  2. Gen. Rosecrans was born in Kingston, Ohio, Sept. 6, 1818.
    Died in Redondo, California, March 11, 1898.
  3. Gen. Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1820.
    Died in New York, Feb. 14, 1891.
  4. Gen. Thomas was born in Southhampton Co., Va., July 31, 1816.
    Died in San Francisco, California, March 28, 1870.
  5. Gen. Hooker was born in Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814.
    Died in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 6, 1872.
  6. Gen. Granger was born in New York, N. Y., in 1821.
    Died in Santa Fe., New Mexico, Jan. 10, 1876.
  7. Gen. Crittenden was born in Russellville, Ky., May 15, 1815.
    Died in Staten Island, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1893.
  8. Gen. McCook was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, April 22, 1831.
    Died in Dayton, Ohio, June 12, 1903.


                              CONFEDERATES

  1. Gen. Bragg was born in Warren Co., N. C., March 22, 1817.
    Died in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 27, 1876.
  2. Gen. Longstreet was born in Edgefield District, S. C., Jan. 8,
              1821.
    Died in Gainesville, Georgia, Jan. 2, 1904.
  3. Gen. Hood was born in Owingsville, Ky., June 1, 1831.
    Died in New Orleans, La., Aug. 30, 1879.
  4. Gen. Buckner was born in Munfordville, Ky., April 1, 1823.
    Died at same place Jan. 8, 1914.
  5. Gen. Polk was born in Raleigh, N. C., April 10, 1806.
    Killed by a cannon-ball on Pine Mt., near Marietta, Ga., June 14,
              1864.
  6. Gen. Forrest was born near Chapel Hill, Tenn., July 13, 1821.
    Died in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 29, 1877.
  7. Gen. Wheeler was born in Augusta, Ga., Sept. 10, 1836.
    Died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1906.
  8. Gen. Daniel H. Hill was born in Hill’s Iron Work, York District, S.
              C., July 12, 1821.
    Died in Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 25, 1889.




                           CIVIL WAR PRISONS


While there were numerous Civil War Prisons, both in the North and
South, it is believed that the following were the most prominent:

                       NORTHERN PRISONS
           Name                        Location

  Camp Chase               Columbus, Ohio
  Camp Morton              Indianapolis, Indiana
  Elmira Prison Barracks   Elmira, New York
  Fort Delaware            In Delaware River
  Fort Lafayette           New York, N. Y.
  Fort McHenry             Baltimore, Maryland

                       SOUTHERN PRISONS
           Name                        Location

  Andersonville Prison     Andersonville, Georgia
  Libby Prison             Richmond, Virginia
  Belle Isle               In James River—Near Richmond, Va.
  Camp Lawton              Millen, Georgia
  Castle Pickney           Charleston, South Carolina
  Camp Ford                Tyler, Texas




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The Civil War Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga

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