The Battle at Chattanooga

CWSAC Battle Summaries

Brief summary of the battle. Sponsored by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission.

Bob Redman answers many questions.

Brief overview with a color picture.

The Chattanooga Campaign. Report of Major General Ulysses S. Grant

To Col. J.C. Kelton, from Headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi. In Field, Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 23, 1863.

Organization of Union Forces, Commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant

Who was who.

Organization of Confederate Forces, Commanded by General Braxton Bragg

Who was who.

Battle of Chattanooga Timeline

From September 21, 1863 to November 25, 1863

Battle of Chattanooga from Wikipedia

Prelude, details, casualties

The Chattanooga Campaign, a Summary Essay

Grant's success called "lucky." Includes a color picture.

The "Cracker Line" Operations, October 26-30, 1863

How Grant got supplies to his troops.

Summary of the Principal Events

From Orchard Knob to Ringgold Gap.

The Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863

The dramatic "Battle Above the Clouds" is described.

The Battle of Missionary Ridge

The troops engaged, numbers and losses.

Missionary Ridge, Triune Disaster

From Reminiscences of the Civil War by Major General John B. Gordon.

The Chattanooga Campaign, Part 1 from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

From the preparations to General Hooker's fight.

The Chattanooga Campaign, Part 2 from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

From the Battle of Chattanooga to remarks on the battle.

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