Winner of the Tennessee History Book Award.
In the wake of the bloodshed at Chickamauga, the struggle for Chattanooga became a decisive engagement of the Civil War. Beginning with the climax of the engagement at Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1863, the narrative focuses upon the siege of Chattanooga and the battles that finally determined which side would control that strategic railroad town. 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, including the intriguing struggle for Missionary Ridge, climaxed by the collapse of the center of the Confederate line.