Item Civil War Centennial (1965) reprint of 1891 Kurz & Allison chromolithograph of the Battle of Chattanooga, including list of commanders and casualties. Printed from the original plates.
Paper size 18”H X 24”W
Image Size 15”HX21”W
Condition Excellent. Brilliant colors. No tears or discoloration. Printed on heavy stock.
ABT: Following Union general William Rosecrans's defeat at Chickamauga on September 18–20, 1863, the Army of the Cumberland fell back to the high ground and rail hub at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Confederate general Braxton Bragg chose to besiege the Union forces entrenched around the city, hoping to starve them into surrender. In October, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was given command of all Union forces in the west and replaced Rosecrans with Maj. Gen. George Thomas. After securing the vital “Cracker Line” to feed his starving army and defeating the Confederate counterattack at Wauhatchie, Grant turned his focus to a Union breakout. The three-day Battles of Chattanooga resulted in one of the most dramatic turnabouts in American military history. When the fighting stopped on November 25, 1863, Union forces had driven Confederate troops away from Chattanooga, Tennessee, into Georgia, clearing the way for Union general William T. Sherman's March newest to the Sea a year later. Sherman wreaked havoc as his troops blazed a path of destruction, burning towns between Atlanta and Savannah in an effort to cripple the South.
Product code: Battle of Chattoonga newest Centennial litho