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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.
Chattanooga
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