Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The campaign to get the Confederates out of Western Tennessee, and to liberate the Mississippi.
There were many battles in Tennessee during the Civil War. One of the most important battles was the Franklin-Nashville Campaign. A series of battles were conducted in Alabama, Tennessee and northwestern Georgia. The battles were conducted during the period September 18 to December 27, 1864. The battles culminated in a battle in Nashville on December 15-16. In the Nashville battle, the Union forces routed the Confederate forces forcing the Confederated forces to retreat to Tupelo, Mississippi.
The Union victory at Lookout Mountain opened up the road to Northern Georgia, that Sherman would later use on his way to Atlanta.
The battle of Shiloh was important because Tennessee secede from the union
It liberated the Tennessee River, an important highway.
Battle of Vicksburg & Campaign Battle of Champion's Hill (part of Vicksburg campaign) Battle of Raymond Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Brice's Crossroads -- victory by Gen Forrest Battle of Fort Pemberton (part of Vicksburg Campaign) Grierson's Raid - a Union cavalry corps rode through Mississippi on a raid. Battle of Corinth Battle of Tupelo (Battle of Shiloh was just across the border in Tennessee)
Military actions in Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi all contributed to the Vicksburg Campaign.
Grant decided on a campaign along the Tennessee River to take Chattanooga as the gateway to Atlanta and the Deep South.
The battle of Hastings was neither a war or a campaign it was a Battle
The Battle of Perryville was important because the Confederates actually won, but retreated the night after the battle to Tennessee because they did not want to continue to fight for a state (Kentucky) that did not support them.
Chattanooga