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Definition of Chickamauga

1. Noun. A Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces.

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Literary usage of Chickamauga

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Tabular Statement of the Strength of Preston's Division in the Battle of Chickamauga, and the Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Missing. ..."

2. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"CHAPTER XI THE BATTLE OF Chickamauga General Forrest Opens the Battle of Chickamauga on the Afternoon of Friday, September 18, 1863—Engages the Enemy on ..."

3. Papers Relating to the Treaty of Washington by United States Dept. of State, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal (1872)
"The command was given to Captain Wilkinson, Captain Ward taking the Chickamauga. I expected to go out in the Chameleon, as she is now called, but I slipped ..."

4. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"Below both the Tellico and "Rock- wood" occur two widespread formations, the Knox dolomite, of late Cambrian and early Ordovician age, and the Chickamauga ..."

5. Mineral Resources of Virginia by Thomas Leonard Watson, Ray Smith Bassler, Heinrich Ries, Roy Jay Holden (1907)
"The Chickamauga Limestone. Above the white argillaceous limestone at the top of the Knox dolomite, the equivalent of the Shenandoah limestone except the ..."

6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Stationed during war: (1) Chickamauga, Ga. ; (2) Puerto Rico. Sent from United States for ... Stationed during war at Chickamauga, Ga. Casualties not known. ..."

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