About this episode:
The Union commander-in-chief, Abraham Lincoln, was beside himself. In the northwestern corner of Georgia, there had been defeat and near-disaster back in September of 1863. There, along the banks of Chickamauga Creek, and now in November, the real possibility of yet another reversal at Chattanooga.
Besieged by Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee, Major General U.S. Grant was called in to resurrect sinking morale and restore hope. He corrected the former with the opening of a cracker line. Full bellies and ample ammunition lifted spirits. Now, the man from Galena, Illinois determined to flip the military situation. What his men and officers did was nothing short of amazing. This is the story of the incredible events along the Tennessee River, and atop the heights of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. This is part two of the story of The Battle Of Chattanooga.
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Braxton Bragg
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Thomas J. Wood
Philip Sheridan
Patrick Cleburne
Other References From This Episode
Map of The Battle of Chattanooga
Recommendation for Further Reading
Get The Guide:
Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.
*Title Image by Life Magazine
Producer: Dan Irving
15 - Shiloh
14 - "With Malice Toward None" - Lincoln's Greatest Speech
13 - Thunder On The Rivers Tennessee And Cumberland: Forts Henry And Donelson
12 - The Gibraltar Of The Confederacy - Fort Fisher
11 - Fredericksburg And The Winter Of 1862-'63
10 - Mr. Lincoln Goes To Gettysburg
9 - The Ram Of The Roanoke - The CSS Albemarle
8 - Sheer Unadulterated Violence: The Battle Of Antietam
7 - Little Mac: Letters From George B. McClellan
6 - The Plains Of Manassas
5 - "Stonewall" - Part 02
4 - ”Stonewall” - Part 01
3 - Lee And Grant - Their Finest Hour
2 - Call To Duty: The Common Soldier - 1861
1 - Flashpoint 1861 Fort Sumter
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