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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

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

It’s possible there could be three times that many sites, according to TVA archaeologists who were on hand recently at the Chickamauga Dam for an educational event for the public.

From Washington Times Sep. 17, 2022

Under Sevier’s leadership, Franklin continued to encroach on Chickamauga lands.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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