Project Gutenberg 2011-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 50 Atkins, Smith D. (Smith Dykins) 1836 1913 10027724 Chickamauga. Useless, Disastrous Battle Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeannie Howse and friend, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chickamauga. Useless, Disastrous Battle" by Smith D. Atkins is a historical account presented in the form of a talk delivered in the early 20th century, specifically in 1907. This book provides an analysis and personal reflections on the Battle of Chickamauga, an important military engagement during the American Civil War. Atkins, a soldier who participated in the battle, shares insights on the campaign, the strategic decisions made, and the consequences of those decisions. In this narrative, Atkins recounts his experiences and observations as a colonel in the Ninety-Second Illinois Volunteers during the events leading up to Chickamauga, emphasizing what he perceives as the avoidable nature of the battle. He argues that General Rosecrans had the opportunity to secure Chattanooga without engaging in a costly fight that resulted in significant loss of life for the Union forces. The book conveys Atkins’ belief that miscalculations and missed opportunities in leadership led to a disastrous outcome, one that could have been prevented had decisions been made differently. Through his reflections, the author honors the bravery and sacrifices of the volunteer soldiers while criticizing military leadership and tactics of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 55596 54979 2024-11-15T13:22:11.315500 2023-09-16T06:10:04.004440 text/html text/html 51710 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43811 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 123118 2024-11-15T13:22:17.251427 application/epub+zip 121810 2024-11-15T13:22:14.812455 application/epub+zip 86220 2024-11-15T13:22:13.523457 application/epub+zip 272637 2024-11-15T13:22:18.928441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264963 2024-11-15T13:22:16.459497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213170 2022-09-16T16:41:41.276780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48299 48202 2024-11-15T13:22:11.047459 2023-09-16T06:10:03.823470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48187 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17628 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19547 2024-11-15T13:22:19.132426 application/rdf+xml 19121 2024-11-15T13:22:14.085445 image/jpeg 4155 2024-11-15T13:22:13.805454 image/jpeg 128074 2024-11-15T13:22:11.326470 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog