Chattanooga Campaign

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The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of pivotal American Civil War battles in late 1863 in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, that broke the Confederate siege of the city and opened the Deep South to Union invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign
military campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
commander Braxton Bragg
George H. Thomas
James Longstreet
Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
surface form: William T. Sherman
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateDetail Major fighting occurred in November 1863
endDate 1863-11
followedBy Atlanta Campaign
front Western Theater of the American Civil War
surface form: Western Front of the American Civil War
impact Enabled Union advance into Georgia
Secured Chattanooga as a Union supply and rail center
Weakened Confederate control of the Western Theater
includesBattle Battle of Missionary Ridge
surface form: Battle of Chattanooga

Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Orchard Knob
Battle of Wauhatchie
keyLocation Cracker Line
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Tennessee River
location Chattanooga
surface form: Chattanooga, Tennessee
notableAction Relief of besieged Union forces in Chattanooga
Union assault on Missionary Ridge
notableCommanderRole Ulysses S. Grant took overall command of Union forces in the region
notableEvent Union breakout from Chattanooga siege
“Battle Above the Clouds” at Lookout Mountain
opposingForce Army of Tennessee
surface form: Army of Tennessee (Confederate)

Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee
surface form: Army of the Tennessee (Union)
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Battle of Chickamauga
Tullahoma Campaign
result Union victory
siegeStatus Broke Confederate siege of Chattanooga
startDate 1863-09
strategicObjective Break Confederate siege of Chattanooga
Open Deep South to Union invasion
theater Tennessee

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Ulysses S. Grant notableBattle Chattanooga Campaign
Chattanooga historicalEvent Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Chattanooga
Atlanta Campaign precededBy Chattanooga Campaign
Philip Sheridan notableBattle Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Chattanooga
Braxton Bragg battle Chattanooga Campaign
Union Army notableBattle Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Chickamauga followedBy Chattanooga Campaign
Battle of Chickamauga followedBy Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Battles for Chattanooga
Sam Grant notableBattle Chattanooga Campaign
XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) engagedIn Chattanooga Campaign
Army of the Tennessee engagement Chattanooga Campaign
Army of the Tennessee campaign Chattanooga Campaign
Patrick Cleburne battle Chattanooga Campaign
Army of Tennessee activeInBattle Chattanooga Campaign
Army of Tennessee participatedIn Chattanooga Campaign
Joseph Hooker participatedIn Chattanooga Campaign
Major General Joseph Hooker notableEvent Chattanooga Campaign
subject surface form: Joseph Hooker
Army of the Cumberland engagement Chattanooga Campaign
Relief of Knoxville precededBy Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Battle of Chattanooga
Relief of Knoxville relatedTo Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Chattanooga campaign
Western Union armies engagedIn Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Chattanooga campaign
Battle of Missionary Ridge partOf Chattanooga Campaign
Battle of Missionary Ridge relatedEvent Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Siege of Chattanooga
Union Army campaigns hasPart Chattanooga Campaign
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge precededBy Chattanooga Campaign
Hugh Boyle Ewing participatedIn Chattanooga Campaign
this entity surface form: Chattanooga campaign
Tullahoma Campaign followedBy Chattanooga Campaign
Orchard Knob partOf Chattanooga Campaign
Moccasin Bend significantEvent Chattanooga Campaign
Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center topic Chattanooga Campaign
Cracker Line associatedCampaign Chattanooga Campaign
Lookout Mountain Battlefield partOf Chattanooga Campaign