Cracker Line
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The Cracker Line was a vital Union supply route established during the American Civil War to relieve the besieged Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cracker Line canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army logistics operation
ⓘ
military supply route ⓘ |
| associatedBattle |
Battle of Brown's Ferry
ⓘ
Battle of Wauhatchie ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign | Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ |
| commandersInvolved |
George H. Thomas
ⓘ
Joseph Hooker ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William F. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union forces after October 1863 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| establishedToRelieve | siege of Chattanooga ⓘ |
| followsRoute |
Brown's Ferry
ⓘ
Moccasin Bend ⓘ Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wauhatchie Valley ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureUsed |
Lookout Valley
ⓘ
Tennessee River Gorge ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee River gorge near Chattanooga
|
| historicalAssessment | often cited as a classic example of Civil War logistics ingenuity ⓘ |
| importance | considered crucial to Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| keyEngineer | William F. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| logisticalSignificance | shortened Union supply route to Chattanooga from hundreds of miles to a few dozen miles ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named for hardtack crackers supplied to the troops ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army of Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Tennessee
|
| opposedCommanders | Braxton Bragg ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | to supply the besieged Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga ⓘ |
| relatedOperation | opening of the Tennessee River to Union navigation near Chattanooga ⓘ |
| resultedIn | improved morale of Union soldiers at Chattanooga ⓘ |
| servedArmy | Army of the Cumberland ⓘ |
| startPoint | Bridgeport, Alabama ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga
ⓘ
enabled Union buildup for the Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ restored reliable supply lines to Union forces in Chattanooga ⓘ |
| suppliedItems |
ammunition
ⓘ
clothing ⓘ food rations ⓘ forage for animals ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Confederate forces on Lookout Mountain ⓘ |
| transportMode |
river transport
ⓘ
wagon trains ⓘ |
| usedBy | Union Army ⓘ |
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