In late 1863, Union General Grant used his superior force of 61,000 troops to make a successful assault against Confederate troops near Chattanooga. This success drove the Rebel army south to northern Georgia.
The Battle of Nashville was a decisive Union victory. Hood's Confederate Army was forced to retreat across the Tennessee River into Mississippi, suffering so heavy losses during the battle and also the retreat, that that army had ceased to exist as an effective fighting force.
Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.
Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.
The north realized the First Battle of Bull Run wouldn't be easy
The significance of the Battle of Antietam is that the Union army forced the Confederate Army to retreat behind the Potomac River. See the related link for more information about the Battle of Antietam.
Their defeat by McClellan at Antietam.
Rosecrans was forced to retreat into Chattanooga, where his Federal army was besieged by the Confederates under Bragg.
The Battle of Nashville was a decisive Union victory. Hood's Confederate Army was forced to retreat across the Tennessee River into Mississippi, suffering so heavy losses during the battle and also the retreat, that that army had ceased to exist as an effective fighting force.
Antietam/Sharpsburg (Maryland)
The Confederate Army was forced to retreat to Virginia.Many died.It was the turning point to the war.
General Meade made the Confederates retreat from Gettysburg on October 1, 1863.
US President Lincoln pressured Union General Rosencrans to move against the Army of Tennessee, commanded by Braxton Bragg in June of 1863. Rosencrans was successful in forcing Bragg to retreat to Chattanooga on July 7, 1863. After Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, President Lincoln sought to take control of southeastern Tennessee. The strategy was to defeat Bragg abd take control of Chattanooga, Tennessee and thereby facilitate a course set on the South's last major rail center in Atlanta. To Lincoln's dismay, Rosencrans did not press an attack on Chattanooga. Finally, after more pressure from Lincoln, Rosencrans took a better course. He swung around Chattanooga into Northwest Georgia threatening Bragg's supply and communications lines. This forced Bragg to evacuate the city allowing Rosencrans to take the city with only a small force.
The city of Chattanooga is located in the state of Tennessee. It was first inhabited by American Indians who were forced out by the American government in 1838.
chattanooga, tennesseAnswerThe battle for control of Chattanooga was more a 3 month campaign. It began with the Battle of Chickamauga in Sept 1863, located just southeast of Chatanooga on the Tennessee-Georgia border. The Confederate victory forced the Union forces to retreat to the confines of Chatannoga, while the Confederates held the high ground on Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain.The Union forces finally landed troops at Brown Ferry and fought the night battle of Wauxahatchie. Then they attacked Lookout Mountain from the west. Then 2 days later they lauched an attack against the forces on Missionary Ridge and Tunnel Hill.This is a summary of the Campaign for Chatanooga and the areas that had significant battles.
Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.
Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.
Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.