The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 - 23, 1863
The Maps of Chickamauga explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of full-color maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic bloodshed of Chickamauga one of the most confusing actions of the American Civil War. Track individual regiments through their engagements at fifteen to twenty-minute intervals or explore each army in motion as brigades and divisions maneuver and deploy to face the enemy. The Maps of Chickamauga allows readers to fully grasp the action at any level of interest.

Now available as an ebook short, The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 – 23, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 60 detailed full page original maps. Situation maps reflect the posture of each army on an hourly basis, while tactical maps reveal the intricacies of regimental and battery movements.

The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 – 23, 1863 offers eight “action-sections”:

- Confederates Dither; Rosecrans Rearranges his Lines
- Turning Thomas’ Flank and the Battle for Kelly Field
- Longstreet Shatters the Union Right
- Sheridan Tries to Hold at Lytle Hill
- Exploiting the Breakthrough: Clearing Dyer Field
- The Federals Lose Horseshoe Ridge
- Thomas Retreats from Kelly Field
- From Rossville to Chattanooga

The text accompanying each map explains the action in succinct detail, supported by a host of primary sources. Eyewitness accounts vividly underscore the human aspect of the actions detailed in the maps as brigades and regiments collide. Meticulously researched and footnoted by David Powell with cartography by David Friedrichs, The Maps of Chickamauga relies on the participants’ own words to recreate the course of battle.

The Maps of Chickamauga is an ideal companion for battlefield bushwhacking or simply armchair touring. Full color brings the movements to life, allowing readers to grasp the surging give and take of regimental combat in the woods and fields of North Georgia.
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The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 - 23, 1863
The Maps of Chickamauga explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of full-color maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic bloodshed of Chickamauga one of the most confusing actions of the American Civil War. Track individual regiments through their engagements at fifteen to twenty-minute intervals or explore each army in motion as brigades and divisions maneuver and deploy to face the enemy. The Maps of Chickamauga allows readers to fully grasp the action at any level of interest.

Now available as an ebook short, The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 – 23, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 60 detailed full page original maps. Situation maps reflect the posture of each army on an hourly basis, while tactical maps reveal the intricacies of regimental and battery movements.

The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 – 23, 1863 offers eight “action-sections”:

- Confederates Dither; Rosecrans Rearranges his Lines
- Turning Thomas’ Flank and the Battle for Kelly Field
- Longstreet Shatters the Union Right
- Sheridan Tries to Hold at Lytle Hill
- Exploiting the Breakthrough: Clearing Dyer Field
- The Federals Lose Horseshoe Ridge
- Thomas Retreats from Kelly Field
- From Rossville to Chattanooga

The text accompanying each map explains the action in succinct detail, supported by a host of primary sources. Eyewitness accounts vividly underscore the human aspect of the actions detailed in the maps as brigades and regiments collide. Meticulously researched and footnoted by David Powell with cartography by David Friedrichs, The Maps of Chickamauga relies on the participants’ own words to recreate the course of battle.

The Maps of Chickamauga is an ideal companion for battlefield bushwhacking or simply armchair touring. Full color brings the movements to life, allowing readers to grasp the surging give and take of regimental combat in the woods and fields of North Georgia.
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The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 - 23, 1863

The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 - 23, 1863

by David Powell
The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 - 23, 1863

The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 - 23, 1863

by David Powell

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The Maps of Chickamauga explores this largely misunderstood battle through the use of full-color maps, graphically illustrating the complex tangle of combat’s ebb and flow that makes the titanic bloodshed of Chickamauga one of the most confusing actions of the American Civil War. Track individual regiments through their engagements at fifteen to twenty-minute intervals or explore each army in motion as brigades and divisions maneuver and deploy to face the enemy. The Maps of Chickamauga allows readers to fully grasp the action at any level of interest.

Now available as an ebook short, The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 – 23, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 60 detailed full page original maps. Situation maps reflect the posture of each army on an hourly basis, while tactical maps reveal the intricacies of regimental and battery movements.

The Maps of Chickamauga: The Second Day and the Retreat, September 20 – 23, 1863 offers eight “action-sections”:

- Confederates Dither; Rosecrans Rearranges his Lines
- Turning Thomas’ Flank and the Battle for Kelly Field
- Longstreet Shatters the Union Right
- Sheridan Tries to Hold at Lytle Hill
- Exploiting the Breakthrough: Clearing Dyer Field
- The Federals Lose Horseshoe Ridge
- Thomas Retreats from Kelly Field
- From Rossville to Chattanooga

The text accompanying each map explains the action in succinct detail, supported by a host of primary sources. Eyewitness accounts vividly underscore the human aspect of the actions detailed in the maps as brigades and regiments collide. Meticulously researched and footnoted by David Powell with cartography by David Friedrichs, The Maps of Chickamauga relies on the participants’ own words to recreate the course of battle.

The Maps of Chickamauga is an ideal companion for battlefield bushwhacking or simply armchair touring. Full color brings the movements to life, allowing readers to grasp the surging give and take of regimental combat in the woods and fields of North Georgia.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781611211733
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Publication date: 09/11/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 80
File size: 42 MB
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About the Author

David A. Powell is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, class of 1983, with a BA in history. After graduating he went to work in the family business, CBS Messenger, in the Chicago area, but David never lost his intense interest in military history, especially in the American Civil War. He has published articles in a number of magazines, more than fifteen historical simulations of various battles, and led tours to various sites. For the past decade David’s focus has been on the epic battle of Chickamauga.
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