This book examines the immediate aftermath of this battle. The narrative opens at dawn on Monday, September 21, 1863, with Union commander William S. Rosecrans in Chattanooga and most of his Federal army in Rossville, Georgia. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg has won the signal victory of his career, but has yet to fully grasp his success. Unfortunately for the South, three days of combat has broken down the Army of Tennessee and made pursuit nearly impossible. In addition to looking at the decisions made by each army commander and their consequences, the author sets forth the human costs of the fighting.

"The third volume in The Chickamauga Campaign trilogy"--Preface.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Who Won?; Chapter 1: A Battle Won? Morning, September 21st; Chapter 2: A Battle Lost? September 21: Within Union Lines; Chapter 3: Into Chattanooga: September 22 and 23; Chapter 4: The Cost; Chapter 5: The Consequences; Appendix 1: Last Clash at Chickamauga; Appendix 2: Rosecrans, Garfield, and Dana; Appendix 3: Union Order of Battle; Appendix 4: Union Losses; Appendix 5: Confederate Strength-Sources and Methodology; Appendix 6: Confederate Losses; Appendix 7: Polk's Corps October 22, 1863 Return; Bibliography; Index.