Chattanooga - Missionary Ridge

[Jim Klag]

The Battle of Missionary Ridge, TN, with Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne, CSA, repelling Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman at Tunnel Hill and the north end of Missionary Ridge; Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA, not making much progress; Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, USA, assaulting and breaking the center of the Confederate lines, forcing Gen. Braxton Bragg, CSA, to retreat across the Chickamauga Creek, Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee, CSA, protecting the rear flank from the pursuing Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA. Total casualties approximate 12,500.

Battle of Chattanooga Facts & Summary

Following the devastating loss at the Battle of Chickamauga, Union General William Rosecrans retreated to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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[Jim Klag]

Battle of Missionary Ridge | Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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Missionary Ridge, Battle of | Wisconsin Historical Society

Read about Wisconsin's role in one of the engagements that broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga, TN. The article includes links to related documents.

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Battle of Chattanooga

The Battles for Chattanooga (November 23 to November 25, 1863) were a series of battles in which Union forces routed Confederate troops in Tennessee at the

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Yankees in Chatta-nogie.