September 1, 1863 2:53 p.m.: My troops of the Union are getting ready for the three day battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. They’re sharpening their bayonet’s and gathering ammunition for their weapons. My name is Ulysses S. Grant, I am a general for the north also known as the Union.
September 5, 1863 10:30 a.m.: This battle was going to be the turning point of this war. I was preaching this to my troops while they were gathering food and water. Only a few of the soldiers were believing what I was saying. Most of them were shaking their heads and snickering. I just seemed to ignore those non-believers.
September 19, 1863 8:45 p.m.: Tomorrow my troops and I were off to Chickamauga to start this battle off. To be honest I was extremely nervous. The Confederacy outnumbered us in every battle including this one. Therefore we are coming into this battle, the underdogs. However, I had confidence that this would be the extremely important battle that the Union was going to win. At least I hope it is.
September 20, 1863 10:53 p.m.: It was incredible! We won the battle of Chickamauga! It was exhausting and bloody. It lasted from 8:00 in the morning until about 10 o’clock at night. There we were in the dense woods near the Chickamauga River. Since we fought in woods we couldn’t see very well and the darkness didn’t help either. We were about to corner the Confederates until a charge was ordered by Braxton Bragg. Bragg was my arch enemy and I wanted to see him dead. This charge caught us by surprise so we retreated. However, this was all part of my genius plan. You see our sharpshooters were hiding on the hill and when I waved my sword they unloaded on the Confederates. They never saw it coming. By the time they tried to retreat we had them cornered and we took no prisoners. Now I know why Chickamauga is Cherokee for “River of Death.”
September 21, 1863 11:15 p.m.: Another excellent Union victory. However, this was day one of the battle Chattanooga. We fought in woods again but this time they weren’t as deep. I must say the Confederates were about to win this one. This mini battle, believe it or not, had no leadership. Because of the woods and thick brushes my troops retreated when I ordered them to charge. The Confederate charge must not have been very strong because once we turned around and started to shoot they lost all their momentum immediately. My troops decided to take out the Confederate’s right flank and they succeeded. I had no control in this battle, and I’m proud.
September 22, 1863 12:39 a.m.: At the end of the three day battle, the Union stand tall. We are victorious. This has been the greatest victory that I have ever endured. Like I said this was the turning point of the Civil War.
September 15, 1864 11:38 p.m.: We just captured Georgia. All because of our outstanding victory in Chattanooga. We opened a doorway to the deep south and we had captured Georgia. It looks like my prediction of this battle being the turning point of the war was correct.
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