Name/Title
Remnant of Chicamauga Civil War RifleEntry/Object ID
2023.W.FIC.01Description
Remnants of a musket that was used during the Battle of Chicamauga during 1863 in Georgia during the Civil War. The gun is broken in half and the muzzle is missing. There is a metal cap on the end that extends over the top with a 1/2" screw and another on the end closer to the bottom. There is a large A carved on the butt along with the word Chichamauga in a silver marker or paint. There are two metal straps that come up which may be part of the belt strap. The gun is roughly broken as if it has been hit over a heavy object. The other side of the gun has ISS.
The Confederate army secured a decisive victory at Chickamauga but lost 20 percent of its force in battle. After two days of fierce fighting, the Rebels broke through Union lines and forced the Federals into a siege at Chattanooga.
Battle of Chickamauga.
The small city of Chattanooga, with 2,500 inhabitants, lay on the banks of the Tennessee River where it cut through the Appalachian Mountains. It was the crossroads for four major railroads. President Abraham Lincoln knew that if his army could capture Chattanooga, vital Confederate supply lines would be severed, and the war would be closer to an end.
Confederate victory. At the end of a summer that had seen disastrous Confederate losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the triumph of the Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga was a well-timed turn-around for the Confederates, but it came at a great cost. Chickamauga was the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, ranking only behind Gettysburg, and was by far the deadliest battle in the Western Theater.
Forces Engaged: 125,000 Union 60,000 and Confederate 65,000
Estimated Caualties Union 16,170 and Confederate 18,454Dimensions
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4-1/2 inDepth
2 inLength
16 inRelationships
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1996.W.02, 1996.W.10, 2005.W.01, 2015.W.01.01
