Battle of Chattanooga

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The Battle of Chattanooga was a major American Civil War engagement in late 1863 in Tennessee, where Union forces broke the Confederate siege of the city and opened the gateway to the Deep South.

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Battle of Chattanooga canonical 14

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective Break Confederate siege of Chattanooga ⓘ
Open gateway to the Deep South ⓘ
casualties over 12,000 total casualties ⓘ
commander Braxton Bragg ⓘ
George H. Thomas ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
John C. Breckinridge ⓘ
Joseph Hooker ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
William J. Hardee ⓘ
William T. Sherman ⓘ
ConfederateArmy Army of Tennessee ⓘ
ConfederateCommanderRank General Braxton Bragg ⓘ
linked to: Braxton Bragg
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnd 1863-11-25 ⓘ
dateStart 1863-11-23 ⓘ
followedBy Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
grantPromotionContext Grant given command of Military Division of the Mississippi before battle ⓘ
historicalSignificance Marked collapse of Confederate control in much of Tennessee ⓘ
Set stage for Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea ⓘ
hookerRole Joseph Hooker attacked Lookout Mountain ⓘ
militaryTheater Tennessee ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Missionary Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Orchard Knob ⓘ
notableFeature Union assault on Missionary Ridge ⓘ
“Battle Above the Clouds” at Lookout Mountain ⓘ
partOf Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
place Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
reliefOperation Opening of the “Cracker Line” ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
shermanRole William T. Sherman attacked Confederate right flank ⓘ
linked to: Slocum’s division
siege Confederate siege of Chattanooga ⓘ
strategicImportance Control of key railroad hub at Chattanooga ⓘ
Opening route into Georgia and the Deep South ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
thomasRole George H. Thomas commanded Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: George H. Thomas
UnionArmy Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
XI Corps ⓘ
XII Corps ⓘ
UnionCommanderRank Major General Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ

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Western Union armies → notableBattle → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Federal Army → significantBattle → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Orchard Knob → usedDuring → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Battle of Orchard Knob → relatedEvent → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Battle of Wauhatchie → relatedEvent → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Union forces in the American Civil War → engagedIn → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Gordon Granger → participatedIn → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Gordon Granger
26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment → participatedIn → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Battle of Ringgold Gap → after → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Corps in the Army of Tennessee → engagedInBattle → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
Chattanooga, Tennessee → battlesOccurred → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ
13th Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ