Chickamauga: Snodgrass Hill

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“Snodgrass is arguably the most famous family name on the Chickamauga battlefield,” says historian Lee White. “George Snodgrass was 53 years old at the time of the battle and lived with his third wife, Elizabeth, and seven of his children. One son, Charles, served in the Confederate army along with several other local men; however, like many other local boys, his devotion to the Confederacy wasn’t very strong, and he deserted in the summer of 1863.

Read more about the cost of the battle on civilians, Macduff, at Emerging Civil War.