Chattanooga: A Death Grip on the Confederacy

by James Lee McDonough

In the wake of the bloodshed at Chickamauga, the struggle for Chattanooga became a decisive engagement of the Civil War. McDonough reconstructs the siege and battles as they appeared to both Rebels and Yankees, giving the reader a front-row seat at one of the major dramas in American history.

298 pp., 26 photos, 6 maps.

Genres: Civil War, History, American Civil War, Civil War Western Theater, Military History, Nonfiction

298 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

James Lee McDonough is professor of history at Auburn University.