Battle of Chattanooga

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American Civil War battle battle

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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instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaignObjective	Break Confederate siege of Chattanooga ⓘ Open gateway to the Deep South ⓘ
casualties	over 12,000 total casualties ⓘ
commander	Braxton Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ George H. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ James Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ John C. Breckinridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Hardee NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ
ConfederateArmy	Army of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
ConfederateCommanderRank	General Braxton Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateEnd	1863-11-25 ⓘ
dateStart	1863-11-23 ⓘ
followedBy	Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater	Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Missionary Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Orchard Knob NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	Union assault on Missionary Ridge ⓘ “Battle Above the Clouds” at Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
place	Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ
reliefOperation	Opening of the “Cracker Line” NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
shermanRole	William T. Sherman attacked Confederate right flank NERFINISHED ⓘ
siege	Confederate siege of Chattanooga NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	Control of key railroad hub at Chattanooga ⓘ Opening route into Georgia and the Deep South ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
thomasRole	George H. Thomas commanded Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ
UnionArmy	Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ XI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ XII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
UnionCommanderRank	Major General Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Western Union armies → notableBattle → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ

Federal Army → significantBattle → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ

Orchard Knob → usedDuring → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant took overall command of Union forces in the region → relatedTo → Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ