Brigade Overviews

I decided to add some larger images of the whole battlefield showing the positions of the brigades. I think it really shows how the battle flowed. This will be especially useful on the maps of September 19th. Just creating them I have a better feel of how the battle actually unfolded.

Maps up

I've finished uploading the maps of the early fight near Jay's Mill. I've also completed the main Chickamauga page, as well as the Campaign, Sept. 18th, and Sept 19th pages. You can now navigate to the maps normally.

Next, I will get the Then and Now sections started, and get pictures and video of the Jay's Mill area on the site. Afterwards I may work on the Order of Battle pages again.

1st Division, 14th Corps

So, this week I finished the regimental pages for Baird's 1st Division, 14th Corps. Looks like it will take about a week per division. I also wrote and put up the Methodology page so people can see the work behind the numbers.

I'm kinda sick of spreadsheets and html. I think I'll work on maps this week. I think I'll finish and put up the maps for the beginning of the battle near Jay's Mill, up until Cheatham's Division enters the fight around 12:30.

Pickett's Mill

I'm working hard on the Chickamauga Order of Battle. I almost have the Union Army in a format where I can start importing Excel sheets and start making web pages. Last weekend I took a break from the computer and went out to the Pickett's Mill park for a day of ranger tours and picture taking. It was a great trip! Hours of walking through the park, and a ranger led tour that led us off the trails and walking through the woods. Usually a big no-no! Many thanks to the interpretive ranger, James Wooten, for the tour and letting me ask questions and talk his ear off later!

I've put up two pictures on the main Pickett's Mill page of the view Hazen's men had looking up at Granbury's position at the top of the ravine, and a reverse one from Granbury's position.

Back to crunching numbers!

Order of battle

I've decided to work on Chickamauga next. It will be the big centerpiece of the site. I'm putting up the Order of Battle pages first, since many people can use the information in their research, and also for wargaming.

Last weekend I put up the casualty pages for the Union and Confederate armies. This week I finished organizational charts and explanations for the confusing structure of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Next week I'll work on the Union campaign pages.

Allatoona finished!

I'm finished with the Allatoona Pass section!

Now I have to decide to work on Pickett's Mill, to get more content, or Chickamauga, to get the big battle on the site and more visitors.

Union Order of Battle

Finished the Union order of battle this week. Took a little longer as I worked on a regimental template page. Now that I have everything the way I want it the Confederate pages will be easier.

After that I'm going to make a quick map of all the modern changes to the battlefield, including the forest cover, and add some satellite photos. I should be done after that. Then I'll move on to Pickett's Mill.