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The Army of the Cumberland had nearly starved during the siege, and had had to be rescued by troops under Grant and Sherman, arriving from the West. These troops had done a lot of sneering at the Cumberlands, who suddenly lost their temper and stormed the heights of Chattanooga as a gesture of defiance.
The Confederates were completely taken by surprise, and sddenly the War in the West was over.
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What were the results of the battle of Chattanooga?
In late Spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. The Union had to redistribute its forces to counter the Confederate command structure changes. Major General Ormsby Mitchel received orders to go to Huntsville, Alabama, with his division to repair railroads in the area. Soon, he occupied more than 100 miles along the Nashville & Chattanooga and Memphis & Charleston railroads. In May, Mitchel and his men sparred with Major General Edmund Kirby Smith's men. After Mitchel received command of all Federal troops between Nashville and Huntsville, on May 29, he ordered Brigadier General James Negley with a small division to lead an expedition to capture Chattanooga. This force arrived before Chattanooga on June 7. Negley ordered the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteers out to reconnoiter. It found the Confederates entrenched on the opposite side of the river along the banks and atop Cameron Hill. Negley brought up two artillery batteries to open fire on the Rebel troops and the town and sent infantry to the river bank to act as sharpshooters. The Union bombardment of Chattanooga continued throughout the 7th and until noon on the 8th. The Confederates replied, but it was uncoordinated since the undisciplined gunners were allowed to do as they wished. On June 10, Smith, who had arrived on the 8th, reported that Negley had withdrawn and the Confederate loss was minor. This attack on Chattanooga was a warning that Union troops could mount assaults when they wanted. Result(s): Union victory
Lead up to the Battle of Shiloh?
The capture of Confederate forts Henry and Donalson were a key to the battle of Shiloh that would occur later in 1862. The loss of these two forts allowed an opening for the Union troops to use river boats to move into the Confederate state of Tennessee.
What effect did the civil war have on Tennessee?
There were three battles fought at Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were: The first Battle of Chattanooga on June 7-8, 1862 was a minor artillery bombardment. The second Battle of Chattanooga on August 21, 1863 resulted in Bragg evacuating the city after bombardment of Union artillery. The third Battle of Chattanooga, or the Chattanooga Campaign, resulted in Grant defeating Confederate General Braxton Bragg. It was fought November 23-25, 1863.
What slapping incidents happened during world war 2?
Answer General George Patton visited some soldiers in the hospital on Sicily in 1943. When he found out that some of the soldiers were not physically wounded but only experiencing "shell shock", he became outraged and slapped one for being a coward. Some say there were two incidents of this. When this was reported in the press, it was not well received. General Eisenhower had to reprimand Gen. Patton and some say his command was taken away from him for this incident. There may have been more slapping incidents on the British or German sides but usually this was such a minor event in the light of the attrocities and tremendous loss in battle.
What made the confederate army get weaker?
The Confederate army grew weaker simply due to loss of manpower. There were 22 million people in the northern states, only 9 million in the southern states, 3.5million were slaves. So manpower was even more scarce. Add in a war between an industrial society(north) and an agricultural one(south), and you have a lost cause for the Confederacy.
