The Retreat into Chattanooga, the Confederate Pursuit, and the Aftermath of the Battle, September 21 to October 20, 1863. Now in paperback, Barren Victory is the third and concluding volume of the magisterial Chickamauga Campaign trilogy, a comprehensive examination of one of the most important and complex military operations of the Civil War. It examines the immediate aftermath of the battle with unprecedented clarity and detail. The fighting in the hills and valleys of North Georgia has finally received the extensive treatment it deserves.