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Chickamauga

American  
[chik-uh-maw-guh] / ˌtʃɪk əˈmɔ gə /

noun

  1. a creek in NW Georgia: scene of a Confederate victory 1863.


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He spoke as if each syllable had been dredged through the Chickamauga Dam.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

Lincoln’s old friend Gilmer, who was killed leading an Illinois infantry regiment during the Civil War’s 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, received one copy of the ambrotype.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Benning and his men held “Burnside’s Bridge” against a much larger Union force before retreating during the Battle of Antietam and took part in ferocious combat at Gettysburg and Chickamauga.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

"Tonight, I stopped at the Wilder Monument in Chickamauga, GA, which honors the Confederate soldiers of the Wilder Brigade," Greene posted to Truth Social.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022

Marse Robert’s son had done been kilt at Chickamauga.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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