“Gettysburg of the West”
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“Gettysburg of the West” is a nickname for the Battle of Chickamauga, a major and bloody Civil War engagement in the Western Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Gettysburg of the West” canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle nickname ⓘ |
| appliedEra | 19th century American history ⓘ |
| appliedToConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| appliedToTheater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign | Chickamauga Campaign ⓘ |
| associatedCommander |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
George H. Thomas ⓘ James Longstreet ⓘ William Rosecrans ⓘ |
| associatedEventDate | September 18–20, 1863 ⓘ |
| associatedOutcome |
Confederate tactical victory
ⓘ
Union strategic recovery at Chattanooga ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Chickamauga Creek
ⓘ
northwestern Georgia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithSide |
Army of Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Tennessee
Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Cumberland
|
| comparedTo | Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| comparisonAspect |
bloodiest battle in its theater
ⓘ
strategic importance ⓘ turning point potential ⓘ |
| hasPartOfName |
Gettysburg
ⓘ
West ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nicknameFor | Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname |
decisive nature of the battle
ⓘ
high casualty numbers ⓘ large scale of engagement ⓘ |
| refersTo | Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Civil War battlefield studies
ⓘ
battlefield tourism guides ⓘ popular history articles ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Civil War writers
ⓘ
historians ⓘ tourism literature ⓘ |
| usedIn | Civil War historiography ⓘ |
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