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Major General Henry W. Halleck and his subordinate, General Don Carlos Buell failed to grasp the the military importance of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This was compounded by Buell's failure to clear eastern Tennessee and push his forces to the Cumberland Gap. Both objectives were within reach. General Mitchel could have taken Chattanooga in April of 1862. And, Union General George Thomas believed that with proper support, he could have taken eastern Tennessee in October of 1861. The combined failures of more than just General Halleck had the opportunity for the Union ending the war sooner than it did.

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