Chickamauga – 1864 Georgia Currency - Civil War - 5325

The original hand signed 1864 “The State of Georgia” - “Ten Dollars” note was issued from Milledgeville, Georgia. The note has the hand inscribed serial number “1349”. The note was printed by “Howell, Engr” of Savannah, Georgia. The vignette in center is Moneta seated with state arms in background.

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863 marked the end of a Union offensive, the Chickamauga Campaign, in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia, the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater, and involved the second-highest number of casualties after the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle was fought between the “Army of the Cumberland” under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate “Army of Tennessee” under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which meanders near the battle area in northwest Georgia.