Wuxuu ku soo laabtay gudihiisa kadib guuldaradii ka soo gaartay dagaalkii Chickamauga, wuxuuna kula kulmay Chattanooga, Tennessee, halkaas oo ciidamada midowga ee William Rosecrans ay si hufan u hareereeyeen. Toddobaadyo badan oo gaajo ah ka dib, ciidamada Midowga Yurub ayaa bilaabay inay yimaadaan agagaarka. Saddex qaybood oo uu hogaaminayay Joseph Hooker ayaa ku guuleystey inay u furto khad sahay ah ciidanka ku xayiran dagaalka Wauhatchie. Guutada 18aad ee Maraykanka waxay markaas taageereen Hooker dagaalkii Lookout Mountain
Waxaad Maalin ka dib dagaalkii Missionary Ridge, Knight, oo xaaladdiisa caafimaad si fiican loo ogaa, ayaa lagu amray inuu u gudbo Detroit si uu u noqdo kaaliyaha guud ee Michigan. Intii lagu jiray waqtigan, waxaa sidoo kale loo magacaabay Korneylka 1aad Delaware Cavalry Gudoomiyaha William Cannon, laakiin waligiis ma awoodin inuu qabto shaqadan.