Tour Stop 11: The Battles for Chattanooga & Orchard Knob

The defeat at the battle of Chickamauga left the Union Army of the Cumberland reeling. A halfhearted pursuit gave the Federals the opportunity to establish a defensive line, and maintain control of the strategic city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Throughout the fall of 1863, the eyes of the North and the South focused on Chattanooga, and some of the war's most famous personalities-Grant, Sherman, Cleburne, Sherida, Thomas, Longstreet, and Bragg-battled for possession of the gateway to the Deep South. Join historians A. Wilson Greene, Dr. Chris Mackowski, David A. Powell, and Kristopher White from panoramic Orchard Knob. #ChattanoogaBattlefieldTour #OrchardKnobTour

This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Georgia. View the full playlist here:    • Civil War Georgia/Tennessee Battlefie...  

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