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Chattanooga 1863: Grant and Bragg in Central Tennessee

By Mark Lardas

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2016
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
106 MB (111565495 bytes)
Series
Osprey Campaign 295
Pages
100\100
Time added
2017-10-16 03:34:25

Description

Following the disastrous defeat at Chickamauga, Union forces were in disarray and the tactically vital Chattanooga was under siege and on the brink of falling. Secretary of War William Stanton ordered Ulysses Grant to send the Army of Tennessee to reinforce Chattanooga. Grant had already reacted. The situation was dire. It required outstanding leadership to rescue the situation. President Abraham Lincoln decided Grant was the man for the occasion. In early October, Grant was promoted to command of the Military District of Mississippi and told to clean up the mess created by Chickamauga. With those orders a new campaign began: the Chattanooga Campaign.

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