1863 Chattanooga Campaign
2017-03-04T17:59:48-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/365/20170304180132003_hd.jpgHistorians talked about the Civil War’s Chattanooga Campaign, which took place in the fall of 1863 and resulted in Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant breaking through a Confederate siege. The panelists spoke how General Grant and his top lieutenants outmaneuvered the Confederate leadership to rout the southern troops and force them into northern Georgia. The Union victory opened the door for General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign the following year.
Historians talked about the Civil War’s Chattanooga Campaign, which took place in the fall of 1863 and resulted in Union forces under General… read more
Historians talked about the Civil War’s Chattanooga Campaign, which took place in the fall of 1863 and resulted in Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant breaking through a Confederate siege. The panelists spoke how General Grant and his top lieutenants outmaneuvered the Confederate leadership to rout the southern troops and force them into northern Georgia. The Union victory opened the door for General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign the following year. close
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