Chattanooga Campaign

29th Georgia Infantry Regiment

D.H.Hill was in charge of the Corp when the battle of Chickamauga began. During the first night of Battle. Gen. Bragg did the unpresidented task of reassigning the command. Gen. Hill was replaced by Gen. Walker. The regiment would finish the war under Gen. Hill when he was reassigned to command Gen. S.D. Hill's Corp at Bentonville.

Gen. Johnston was the Regiment's primary Army commander throughout various times of the war. The Regiment was first assigned to him with the Army of Mississippi in May 1863. They arrived in June and began a March to relieve Vicksburg. That city surrendered as the army was arriving just out of Federal lines. This causes a hasty withdrawl back to Jackson where the regiment was deployed outside the lines of the city's defenses. Johnston was forced to withdraw from Jackson which enraged authorities in Richmond. A short time later, the bulk of the army was transferred to a newly form Army of Tennessee operating under Gen. Bragg outside of Chattanooga.

With the defeat at Chattanooga and near destruction of the Army of Tennessee, Bragg was replaced by Johnston as commander. Johnston arrived to find a broken and bitter army encamped in Dalton. Johnston set forth to rebuild the army by issuing new uniforms, rations and flags. In addition he granted whole regiments two week furloughs at a time. In addition, he won approval to recall all detached companies back to their respected Regiments. By May, the Army was ready to fight but was still inferior in strength when compared to the Federal army opposing it. Because of the strength of the Federal Army, Gen Johnston could make stands of resistance before withdrawing. The actions were very costly to Sherman's army but only delayed their push south.

Outside of Atlanta on the eve of the battle of Peachtree Creek, Gen. Johnston was relieved of command. One of the greatest mistake of war. After his predecessor virtuely destroyed the Army in the Nashville Campaign, Gen. Johnston was again given the command in January 1865. It was a little too late, the army was short on men, supplies and morale. 17 days after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, Gen. Johnston surrendered the largest command of Confederate soldiers and the once proud Army of Tennessee cease to exist .






		In September of 1863, the 29th GVI was transferred to the command of Gen. Bragg and within a week was one of the first Regiments engaged in the Battle of Chickamauga. Though their arrival as first on the field was accidental as they were actually in the rear of the Army when the fighting began. Gen. Bragg set up his Headquarters directly behind the lines of the Brigade. With a victory at Chickamauga, Gen. Bragg moved and besieged Chattanooga. Poor management and leadership resulted in much misery and suffering for the troops around the city. After months of reduced rations, the over extented lines were easily defeated by the Federal Army. The 29th GVI remained on the field and hasten the Federal advance helping to save what was left of the Army of Tennessee. Gen. Bragg resigned but was kept as an aide to the President.						After the battle at Chickamauga, the 29th GVI was assigned between Gen. Hardee's and Gen. Longstreet's Corp. By May of 1864, they would serve the the entire Atlanta Campaign with Gen. Hardee. Gen. Hardee was considered one the South's best Generals. With the defeat at Chattanooga, Gen. Hardee was offered the command of the Army of Tennessee. He refused but took temporary command until Gen. Johnston recieved the command in January. When Atlanta fell, he had harsh words with Gen. Hood who had retained command of the Army of Tennessee. Gen. Hardee was given command of the Army of Georgia and the 29th GVI left the state with Gen. Hood to invade Tennessee.





		Gen. Longstreet was sent to assist Gen. Bragg defend the Chattanooga region. He is actually credited for breaking the Federal lines at Chickamauga,sending them into a route to Chattanooga. That fall as the men suffered from starvation, a group of Generals sent a letter to Pres. Davis complaining of Bragg's Mis-handling of the troops and situation at Chattanooga. Pres. Davis being a long time friend of Bragg refuse to believe the charges. Gen. Longstreet was sent on a raid to Knoxville in November. Gen. Walker's Division was assign to Longstreet but returned to Gen. Hardee days before the ill fated Battles around Chattanooga.						D.H.Hill was in charge of the Corp when the battle of Chickamauga began. During the first night of Battle. Gen. Bragg did the unpresidented task of reassigning the command. Gen. Hill was replaced by Gen. Walker. The regiment would finish the war under Gen. Hill when he was reassigned to command Gen. S.D. Hill's Corp at Bentonville.



		Gen. Johnston was the Regiment's primary Army commander throughout various times of the war. The Regiment was first assigned to him with the Army of Mississippi in May 1863. They arrived in June and began a March to relieve Vicksburg. That city surrendered as the army was arriving just out of Federal lines. This causes a hasty withdrawl back to Jackson where the regiment was deployed outside the lines of the city's defenses. Johnston was forced to withdraw from Jackson which enraged authorities in Richmond. A short time later, the bulk of the army was transferred to a newly form Army of Tennessee operating under Gen. Bragg outside of Chattanooga. With the defeat at Chattanooga and near destruction of the Army of Tennessee, Bragg was replaced by Johnston as commander. Johnston arrived to find a broken and bitter army encamped in Dalton. Johnston set forth to rebuild the army by issuing new uniforms, rations and flags. In addition he granted whole regiments two week furloughs at a time. In addition, he won approval to recall all detached companies back to their respected Regiments. By May, the Army was ready to fight but was still inferior in strength when compared to the Federal army opposing it. Because of the strength of the Federal Army, Gen Johnston could make stands of resistance before withdrawing. The actions were very costly to Sherman's army but only delayed their push south. Outside of Atlanta on the eve of the battle of Peachtree Creek, Gen. Johnston was relieved of command. One of the greatest mistake of war. After his predecessor virtuely destroyed the Army in the Nashville Campaign, Gen. Johnston was again given the command in January 1865. It was a little too late, the army was short on men, supplies and morale. 17 days after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, Gen. Johnston surrendered the largest command of Confederate soldiers and the once proud Army of Tennessee cease to exist .


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