General Braxton Bragg was the commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee during the Battle of Chattanooga.
it gave the ability for the union to advance further south
The most significant part of this battle in Chattanooga, TN was that the South needed to regain there terrain or more hope since they had none.
It was a turning point for the civil war, because it gave the Union the ability to move further down South.
Chattanooga and not Chickamauga was an important Railway Junction to the South. Chattanooga commanded following vital railway links: Mobile - Montgomery - Atlanta - Chattanooga, Chattanooga - Knoxville - Lynchburg, Memphis - Corinth Decatur - Chattanooga, Nashville - Murfreesborough - Chattanooga, Chattanooga - Atlanta - Augusta - Savannah and Charleston.
General Sidney Johnston (no relation to Joseph E. Johnston), regarded as the best General in the South. He was killed in this battle.
They slept on the lowest hill to the south of Chattanooga, mostly in small huts
it gave the ability for the union to advance further south
Gettysburg was the deadliest overall. The Battle of Chickamauga (just South of Chattanooga) was the deadliest 2 days of the Civil War. Arguably, if the battle at Chickamauga had lasted into the 3rd day, it would have surpassed the casualties at Gettysburg.
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, which is just south of Chattanooga, Tennessee
The most significant part of this battle in Chattanooga, TN was that the South needed to regain there terrain or more hope since they had none.
The address of the South Chattanooga Branch Library is: 925 West 39Th Street, Chattanooga, 37410 1501
The phone number of the South Chattanooga Branch Library is: 423-757-5310.
Lee for the South, Meade for the North
The Confederate President throughout the Civil War was Jefferson Davis . The leader of the Confederate troops at Chancellorsville was Robert E. Lee, greatly helped by Stonewall Jackson, who was killed during this battle.
It was a turning point for the civil war, because it gave the Union the ability to move further down South.
North - Ulysses S. Grant South - Robert E. Lee
Lee for the South; Meade for the North…