Question

During this battle, the president told his secretary that the enemy general was “confused and stunned like a duck hit on the head.” A general in this battle hoped to trap James Negley by attacking through McLemore’s Cave from the northeast. A side in this battle retreated through Lafayette Road due to a miscommunicated order to Thomas J. Wood’s division, opening an opportunity for James Longstreet’s reinforcements. John Bell Hood’s right leg was amputated after this battle, leading Union forces to retreat to Chattanooga. (-5[1])George H. Thomas was (10[1])nicknamed “the Rock of” (10[1])this battle, (-5[1])the second bloodiest of the war. For 10 points, (-5[1])Ambrose (0[1])Bierce’s story (10[1])about a deaf-mute boy was titled for what 1863 Civil War battle in which Braxton Bragg defeated William Rosecrans in Georgia? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Battle of Chickamauga
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Cole HumbleLiberty BWilliam & Mary83-5
Graham TroyUNC BSouth Carolina8710
Thomas GlotfeltyVirginia Tech ALiberty A9110
Jacob EgolDukeUNC C93-5
Jeffrey AustinUNC DWake Forest102-5
Sachin PoobalasinghamWake ForestUNC D1030
Joseph ChambersVirginia ALiberty C10510
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