During the September 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, Union General George Thomas doggedly held his ground and covered the federal retreat. For that act of heroism amid a Confederate rout, Thomas earned the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga." Such rearguard actions, of course, become necessary only when one expects defeat. According...
During the September 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, Union General George Thomas doggedly held his ground and covered the federal retreat. For that act of heroism amid a Confederate rout, Thomas earned the nickname “The Rock of Chickamauga.” Such rearguard actions, of course, become necessary only when one expects defeat. According…









