Battle of Missionary Ridge

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The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective Lift the Confederate siege of Union forces in Chattanooga
commander Braxton Bragg
George H. Thomas
Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
confederateArmy Army of Tennessee
confederateCommander Braxton Bragg
conflictIn American Civil War
country United States
date November 25, 1863
endDate November 25, 1863
followedBy Relief of the Siege of Chattanooga
linked to: Tullahoma Campaign

Union advance into Georgia
front Western front of the American Civil War
frontLineFeature Missionary Ridge
location Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
linked to: Missionary Ridge

near Chattanooga, Tennessee
month November
notableAction Unexpected frontal charge by Union troops broke Confederate center
Union infantry assault up Missionary Ridge
outcome Confederate Army of Tennessee forced to retreat
Confederate defensive line on Missionary Ridge broken
Union secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater
partOf Chattanooga Campaign
precededBy Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Orchard Knob
railHub Chattanooga
relatedEvent Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga
result Union victory
significance Opened the gateway to the Deep South for Union forces
Set the stage for the Atlanta Campaign
startDate November 25, 1863
state Tennessee
strategicObjective Break Confederate siege of Chattanooga
Secure control of Chattanooga as a supply and rail hub
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
unionCenterCommander George H. Thomas
unionForceCommander Ulysses S. Grant
unionLeftCommander William T. Sherman
unionRightCommander Joseph Hooker
year 1863

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Philip Sheridan notableBattle Battle of Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga Campaign includesBattle Battle of Chattanooga
linked to: Battle of Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga Campaign includesBattle Battle of Missionary Ridge
Western Theater of the American Civil War majorBattle Battle of Missionary Ridge
24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment engagement Battle of Missionary Ridge
Army of the Tennessee engagement Battle of Missionary Ridge
Army of Tennessee notableDefeat Battle of Missionary Ridge
Joseph Hooker battle Battle of Missionary Ridge
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker
Army of the Cumberland engagement Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Missionary Ridge alsoKnownAs Battle of Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga
linked to: Battle of Missionary Ridge
George H. Thomas notableBattle Battle of Missionary Ridge
Missionary Ridge knownFor Battle of Missionary Ridge