Three corps of Rosecran's Army and 3 Corps of Confederates, Pope, Hardee and Breckenrich battled. The battle opened the 31st and the enemy was taken by surprise. Daily Richmond Examiner January 1,1883. This battle ended in a Confederate defeat and they were forced to leave 2,000 wounded. J. M. Stevens is sent to the hospital.
Rations are horrid.
Cornbread and fat bacon day after day, diarrhea through out the whole army. Source Columbus Sun July through Dec. 1883. 24,1863 Bragg's Confederate army is massed at Chickamuga. September 18,1883 Battle of Chickmauga Creek. General Bragg's Army has 66,000.