Prior to the battle, Union Gen. William Rosecrans located his headquarters at the Gordon Lee Mansion.
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The regiment served under generals Grant and Sherman and was engaged in the battles Stone's River, Chickamauga, Franklin, Nashville, Missionary Ridge and Chattanooga.
Two recreational areas— Booker T. Washington State Park and Harrison Bay State Park— were developed as segregated parks along Chickamauga Lake's shores, with the former originally being for African-Americans and the latter originally being for caucasians.
General George H. Thomas, "Rock of Chickamauga", and a native of Southampton County, was a Union general and graduate of the United States Military Academy, likely visited his uncle James Rochelle, clerk of court for Southampton County, located just three houses away from Mahone's Tavern, home of William Mahone.
During the bombardment of Fort Fisher, December 24-25, 1864, a portion of Chickamaugas crew served the guns at the fort.
Doublehead, one of the most feared warriors of the Cherokees during the Chickamauga wars.
Starting in 1863, she kept a regular diary that included her opinions on her husband’s fellow officers, as well as commentary on battles that she participated in, including Chickamauga.