Battle of Lookout Mountain

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The Battle of Lookout Mountain was a notable American Civil War engagement in November 1863, often called the “Battle Above the Clouds,” in which Union forces drove Confederates from the slopes of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle Above the Clouds ⓘ
associatedPlace Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park ⓘ
attackingForce Army of the Cumberland (Union) ⓘ
XI Corps (Union) ⓘ
XII Corps (Union) ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignCommanderUnion Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
casualtiesSide Confederate casualties ⓘ
Union casualties ⓘ
commander Braxton Bragg ⓘ
Carter L. Stevenson ⓘ
Edward C. Walthall ⓘ
George H. Thomas ⓘ
Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
William T. Sherman ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments on Lookout Mountain ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1863-11-24 ⓘ
defendingForce Army of Tennessee (Confederate) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee
endDate 1863-11-24 ⓘ
fieldCommanderUnion Joseph Hooker ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Missionary Ridge ⓘ
front Western Front of the American Civil War ⓘ
location Lookout Mountain ⓘ
near Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
month November ⓘ
nicknameOrigin fog and clouds shrouding the mountain during the battle ⓘ
notableFor Union assault up the slopes of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
lifting of the Confederate threat to Chattanooga ⓘ
objective to drive Confederate forces from Lookout Mountain ⓘ
partOf Battles for Chattanooga ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Wauhatchie ⓘ
preservedAt Lookout Mountain Battlefield ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
Siege of Chattanooga ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate 1863-11-24 ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
strategicImportance helped break the Confederate siege of Chattanooga ⓘ
tacticalFeature heavy fog and clouds ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Chattanooga Campaign → includesBattle → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War → majorBattle → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Edmund Pettus → participantIn → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Lookout Mountain → siteOf → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Joseph Hooker → notableEvent → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker → battle → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker
Battle of Missionary Ridge → precededBy → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Lookout Mountain Battlefield → notableFor → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Orchard Knob → followedBy → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Wauhatchie → relatedEvent → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Wauhatchie → followedBy → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Northwest Georgia → historicalEvent → Battle of Lookout Mountain (area influence) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lookout Mountain
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment → participatedIn → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Department of the Cumberland → engagedInBattle → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Point Park → commemorates → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battles for Chattanooga Museum → depicts → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle Above the Clouds → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Chattanooga, Tennessee → battlesOccurred → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
IV Corps (Army of the Cumberland) → notableEngagement → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland) → engagement → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Chattanooga → notableEngagement → Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Chattanooga → hookerRole → Joseph Hooker attacked Lookout Mountain ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lookout Mountain