Project Gutenberg 2011-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 193 Atkins, Smith D. (Smith Dykins) 1836 1913 10027724 Chickamauga. Useless, Disastrous Battle Produced by Jeannie Howse and friend, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chickamauga. Useless, Disastrous Battle" by Smith D. Atkins is a historical account presented in the form of a talk delivered in the early 20th century, specifically in 1907. This book provides an analysis and personal reflections on the Battle of Chickamauga, an important military engagement during the American Civil War. Atkins, a soldier who participated in the battle, shares insights on the campaign, the strategic decisions made, and the consequences of those decisions. In this narrative, Atkins recounts his experiences and observations as a colonel in the Ninety-Second Illinois Volunteers during the events leading up to Chickamauga, emphasizing what he perceives as the avoidable nature of the battle. He argues that General Rosecrans had the opportunity to secure Chattanooga without engaging in a costly fight that resulted in significant loss of life for the Union forces. The book conveys Atkins’ belief that miscalculations and missed opportunities in leadership led to a disastrous outcome, one that could have been prevented had decisions been made differently. Through his reflections, the author honors the bravery and sacrifices of the volunteer soldiers while criticizing military leadership and tactics of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 55719 2025-06-15T04:45:34.104928 text/html 51710 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43811 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 123193 2025-06-15T04:45:40.099870 application/epub+zip 121802 2025-06-15T04:45:37.631873 application/epub+zip 86213 2025-06-15T04:45:36.342897 application/epub+zip 272621 2025-06-15T04:45:41.795889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264963 2025-06-15T04:45:39.300883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213170 2022-09-16T16:41:41.276780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48299 2025-06-15T04:45:33.827917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48187 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17628 2011-07-06T09:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18688 2025-06-15T04:45:41.931862 application/rdf+xml 19121 2025-06-15T04:45:36.900890 image/jpeg 4155 2025-06-15T04:45:36.614898 image/jpeg 128111 2025-06-15T04:45:34.114908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia