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The campaign and Battle of Chickamauga, August-September 1863, is
an excellent vehicle for a Staff Ride. Because of the size of the
forces involved and the difficulty of the terrain encountered, it
represents an opportunity to raise many challenging teaching points
relevant to today's officer. Second, the nation has wisely
preserved most of the primary battle area in the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park and has marked most unit
positions for detailed study by visitors. These markers are linked
by an extensive trail network that permits access to all
significant areas of the field. Thus, the park is an excellent
physical laboratory for the study of conflict at the tactical and
human level. Finally, because of its proximity to the city of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, the battle site is easily supportable
logistically for Staff Ride groups of any size. In sum, this
campaign offers a great opportunity for study by the professional
officer, as generations of American soldiers have already
discovered. The Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Chickamauga,
18-20 September 1863, provides a systematic approach to the
analysis of the great Civil War battle. It describes the
organization of the Federal and Confederate Armies, detailing their
weapons, tactics, and logistical, engineer communications, and
medical support.
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