Chickamauga: A Battlefield History in Images

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Summary: THESE PICTURES ARE WORTH THOUSANDS OF WORDS
Review: One picture being worth a thousand words may be a trite expression, but it is also often true. Such is the case with Roger Linton's unique photographic guide to the Chickamauga battlefield.

Brilliant full-color illustrations capture scenes that many have visited only through printed words in a history text or in their imaginations. Featured with over 100 photographs are 30 key sites in and around Chickamauga.

Students and history buffs will remember that the Battle of Chickamauga in the fall of 1863 was one of the most devastating battles in an incredibly bloody war. Confederate troops led by Braxton Bragg fell before Union forces under the command of William Rosecrans. Commemorating this confrontation is the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, the largest of our country's Civil War battlefields.

With this book in hand one can drive through the park experiencing again those landmark days. True enthusiasts may even want to think about tactics used by the opposing forces.
A succinct text and captions make plain changes to the landscape since 1863.

This is a valuable addition to the libraries of historians, students, and Civil War buffs.

- Gail Cooke