Portions of the area, particularly near the intersection of the Nashville Pike and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, were characterized by small but dense cedar forests, in places more impenetrable to infantry than the Wilderness of Spotsylvania in Virginia.
Dele af området, især nær skæringen mellem Nashville Pike og Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad var kendetegnet af små men tykke cederskove, der nogle steder var mere uigennemtrængelige for infanteri end the Wilderness i Virginia.