creek in NW Ga.: site of a Civil War battle (Sept., 1863) in which Confederate forces routed the Union army
Origin:
AmInd: meaning uncert.
See Chickamauga in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of extreme northwest Georgia south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Confederate troops led by Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces here on September 19-20, 1863. Population: 2,520.