“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.

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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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Battle of Chickamauga nickname “Gettysburg of the West”