Glory at Chickamuaga

Chickamauga is one of the bloodiest places of the Civil War. Nearly 34,000 died in the bloodiest battle in the Western Theater. And none lost more then the 19th US Infantry. For the two-day battle, the 1,600 Regulars fought on the extreme left of the Union line. They fought with such vigor and discipline that every attack thrown at them ended in disaster. Then, suddenly, the right rolled up like dominoes when Rosecrans made the blunder of creating a gap in his line to cover up a fake gap. They were ordered to hold back the advancing hordes along with Thomas. If they failed, the Union army would be destroyed. Obediantly they fought for several hours. Finally, word came that it was safe to fall back. So, orders were passed to get out as fast as possible. And all troops left; except for the 19th US. Somehow, they recieved no orders to fall back, and so ended up fighting the advancing hordes by themselves. They fought vailantly, by themselves, but, the fire cut down most of the troops as they fought, for fire came from all directions. WIthin twenty minutes, there was no choice left but to surrender, for there weren't anyway that they could escape. The whole regiment had been lost due to a simple overlook.