This book revitalizes the discussion of the Confederate leader's true tactical objectives for the battle and opens up a new opportunity for debate among Civil War enthusiasts and historians.

This attempts the telling of the story of the Civil War in terms of historical & human, as largely as possible in the words of participants, both military & civilian, both male and female.

With potent combination of rapid-firing Spencer rifles, aggressive and determined leadership, and unlimited confidence in themselves, the soldiers of Wilder's mounted Lightning Brigade--so christened during the summer of 1863--solidified a reputation in the savage battle of Chickamauga as one of the Union Army's hardest fighting and most effective combat organizations. His Indiana and Illinois regiments, along with Captain Eli Lilly's Hoosier artillerymen,...