U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-QSB-A

(Mark One)

ý	QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                                   to

Commission file number  000-30497

CORNERSTONE BANCHSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Tennessee	62-1175427
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5319 Highway 153 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37343
(Address of principal executive offices)
(423) 385-3000
(Issuer’s telephone number)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ý No o

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s outstanding Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant on September 30, 2003 was approximately $22,190,531.  There were 1,243,167 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2003.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one) :

Yes  o             No  ý

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.
Date:	December 4, 2003	/s/ Gregory B.Jones
		Gregory B. Jones,
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	December 4, 2003	/s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes
		Nathaniel F. Hughes
		President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
31	Certifications under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32	Certifications under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Gregory B. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Nathaniel F. Hughes, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, do each hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that to his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ Gregory B. Jones

Gregory B. Jones

Chief Executive Officer

December 4, 2003

/s/ Nathaniel F. Hughes

Nathaniel F. Hughes

Chief Financial Officer

December 4, 2003

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Cornerstone Bancshares Inc. and will be retained by Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]

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