More than 100,000 men fought at Chickamauga and Chattanooga in the fall of 1863. Each one of these men represented the hopes and dreams of the nations they endeavored to establish or preserve. They came from all walks of life and fought here over the future and definition of freedom in our nation. Learn about a few of the key figures who shaped the history of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
You can also use the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System to try and learn more about your own Civil War ancestor. If you know what unit they served with, you can use Pointsmap to locate the monument or tablets that mark where they fought on the battlefield.
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 Best known today for his military campaigns against the Indians before and after the Civil War, George Crook rose from the command of the 36th Ohio Infantry to the command of a cavalry division which fought in Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. During the war he became friends with future president Rutherford B. Hayes.  An American feminist, suffragist, suspected spy, prisoner of war and surgeon, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker remains the only women ever to receive the Medal of Honor, which she was awarded for her service during the Civil War.  Ulysses S. Grant was one of the most important figures of 19th century America. He was a quiet family man who had worked as a farmer in St. Louis, Missouri, and as a store clerk in Galena, Illinois, before the Civil War. He rose to become President Lincoln's trusted general in charge of the entire U.S. Army during the war and later a two-term president.  George Thomas was a southerner who remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War. He earned the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga" for his stand in that battle, and later commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland.  Sam Watkins served in Co. H of the 1st Tennessee Infantry during the Civil War. He wrote one of the most famous Confederate Memoirs, "Co. Aytch" and was later featured prominently in Ken Burns' "The Civil War." Elizabeth (Lily) Walsh was a young poet from London, England in 1872. She moved to Berkeley, California to attend the relatively new Wilkinson School for the Deaf (now the California School for the Deaf, Fremont) and became the protégé to the Civil War author, Ambrose Bierce.  Braxton Bragg served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He is most famous for commanding the Army of Tennessee at the Battles of Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga.  In 1856, John C. Breckinridge became the youngest vice president in U.S. history as the running mate of James Buchanan and four years later he lost the presidency to Abraham Lincoln. Siding with the Confederacy despite his native Kentucky remaining in the Union, Breckinridge rose to the rank of major general and became Confederate Secretary of War during the final weeks of the conflict.  Mark Thrash lived on worked on Chickamauga Battlefield for much of the early history of the park.  Hubbard Pryor was photographed at the time of his enlistment in the 44th United States Colored Troops.
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