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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 (-5[1])Hood’s right leg was amputated after this battle, leading Union forces to retreat to Chattanooga. (10[1])George H. (10[1])Thomas was nicknamed (10[1])“the Rock of” this battle, the second bloodiest of the (10[1])war. For 10 points, Ambrose Bierce’s story about a deaf-mute boy was titled for what 1863 (10[1])Civil War battle in which Braxton Bragg defeated William Rosecrans in Georgia? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Battle of Chickamauga
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