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In September of 1863 the Confederate army led by General Bragg had settled down into Chattanooga with the Union forces led by general Rosecrans supposedly stationed across the Tennessee River right next to town Artillery from the river was constantly shelling the city and the Confederate army but besides that they could do nothing they would not dare to cross the river in front of the entire Confederate army However this artillery shelling was just a distraction General Rosecrans had actually sent his army across the river on another part of the river and was now headed towards Chattanooga This flanking maneuver pressured General Bragg to move his forces out of the city and to the south The Union s army would chase the Confederates down this way for some time Eventually the Confederates would stop their retreat and once informed of this Rosecrans stopped his advance as well Bragg waited at his position for a few days for reinforcements but they never came So he left without them Bragg had devised a plan to cut across Chickamauga Creek ironically translates to river of death in Cherokee and move to be north of the Union s army in McLemore's cove
