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Battle of Chattanooga: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 23, 1863 - November 25, 1863
Location Chattanooga • Tennessee • United States
Participants Confederate States of America • United States
Context American Civil War

Photos

Union engineers on Tennessee River, 1863
View of Chattanooga and the Tennessee River from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
Map of the Battle of Chattanooga showing Union forces, led by Grant, Sherman, Hooker, and Thomas, positioned around Chattanooga, Tennessee, and advancing from the north and west. Confederate forces under Bragg, Breckinridge, and Hardee are shown defending Missionary Ridge and areas south of the city, with key terrain features including Lookout Mountain, Raccoon Mountain, Signal Mountain, and the Tennessee River.
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Key People

Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
president of United States
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States general
Sheridan, Philip H.
Philip H. Sheridan
United States general
William S. Rosecrans
William S. Rosecrans
United States general
Thomas, George H.
George H. Thomas
United States general
Hooker, Joseph
Joseph Hooker
United States general
Braxton Bragg, engraving by George E. Perine
Braxton Bragg
Confederate general
William Joseph Hardee
William J. Hardee
Confederate general

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