Winner of the Tennessee History Book Award.
In the wake of the bloodshed at Chickamauga, the struggle for Chattanooga became a decisive engagement of the Civil War. McDonough reconstructs the siege and battles as they appeared to both Rebels and Yankees, giving the reader a front-row seat at one of the major dramas in American history.

James Lee McDonough, now retired, was Justin Potter Professor of History at David-Lipscomb College and professor emeritus of history at Auburn University. He is the author of six books on the American Civil War, including his best selling Shiloh-In Hell before Night.