1863 Battle of Chickamauga, GA (near Chattanooga) begins; Union forces retreat after a couple days of fighting
A graduate of West Point military academy Granger fought in the Mexican War in 1847.He was serving on the frontier when the Civil War broke out and joining the Union side he was rapidly promoted becoming brigadier general in 1862.In 1863 his counterattack saved William S.
Rosecranss force from disaster at Chickamauga Tennessee.
