The Great Battle in Georgia: Desperate Fighting on Both Sides – 2
The Mississippi River: An Attack by Guerrillas – 2
From Missouri and Kansas: Soldiers Shot by Guerrillas – 2
The War in Louisiana: A Successful Expedition to Alexandria – 2-3
The Late Fight Near Knoxville – 3
The Battle of Antietam: Its Anniversary in the Army of the Potomac – 3-4
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 4
Base Ball: Daily Times vs. Sunday Mercury – 4
Editorial: The Battle in Georgia – 5
Editorial: The Anglo-Rebel Rams – 5
Editorial: Trouble in Missouri – 5-6
Progress of Unionism in Tennessee – 6
Editorial: Delays in the Prize Courts – 6
Tbe Battle of Chickamauga. The subtle, valid propaganda is interesting: the headline is “The Great Battle in Georgia,” emphasizing that the Union has now breached the core of the confederacy. East Tennessee was anti-slavery; it was dragged by the rest of Tennessee into seceding, and was almost severed, like West Virginia, except the Union couldn’t occupy it, so it defaulted to confederate control. Therefore, “capturing” East Tennessee wasn’t a big deal. (To this day, Tennessee is divided into three governmental regions, including East Tennessee.) To be in Georgia, on the other hand!
Deaths and casualties ended up beng fairly similar, with more Union troops being captured, but more Confederate troops being injured without capture.
Taken as a single battle, Chickamauga would go down in history as a confederate victory, because the Confederates repulsed the Northern attack. But Bragg was unable to claim most of the equipment briefly left by the Union, nor capitalize on the gains made possible by retreat. The Union was quickly able to regroup and, boosted by increasing numbers, take Chattanooga. Once the confederate seige of Chattanooga was lifted, the Union was quickly able to consolidate East Tennessee by winning the Battle of Knoxville. Once Spring came, the Atlanta campaign would begin.