Author: Gilbert C. KniffinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Assault and Capture of Lookout Mountain
Author: Gilbert C. KniffinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Assault and Capture of Lookout Mountain
Author: G. C. KniffinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
All Hell Can’t Stop Them
Author: David PowellPublisher:
ISBN: 1611214149
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
To many of the Federal soldiers watching the Stars and Stripes unfurl atop Lookout Mountain on the morning of November 25, 1863, it seemed that the battle to relieve Chattanooga was complete. The Union Army of the Cumberland was no longer trapped in the city, subsisting on short rations and awaiting rescue; instead, they were again on the attack. Ulysses S. Grant did not share their certainty. For Grant, the job he had been sent to accomplish was only half-finished. Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee still held Missionary Ridge, with other Rebels under James Longstreet threatening more Federals in Knoxville, Tennessee. Grant’s greatest fear was that the Rebels would slip away before he could deliver the final blows necessary to crush Bragg completely. That blow landed on the afternoon of November 25. Each of Grant’s assembled forces—troops led by Union Generals William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, and Joseph Hooker—all moved to the attack. Stubbornly, Bragg refused to retreat, and instead accepted battle. That decision would cost him dearly. But everything did not go Grant’s way. Despite what Grant’s many admirers would later insist was his most successful, most carefully planned battle, Grant’s strategy failed him—as did his most trusted commander, Sherman. Victory instead charged straight up the seemingly impregnable slopes of Missionary Ridge’s western face, as the men of the much-maligned Army of the Cumberland swarmed up and over Bragg’s defenses in an irresistible blue tide. Caught flat-footed by this impetuous charge, Grant could only watch nervously as the men started up . . . All Hell Can’t Stop Them: The Battles for Chattanooga—Missionary Ridge and Ringgold, November 24-27, 1863—sequel to Battle Above the Clouds—details the dramatic final actions of the battles for Chattanooga: Missionary Ridge and the final Confederate rearguard action at Ringgold, where Patrick Cleburne held Grant’s Federals at bay and saved the Army of Tennessee from further disaster.
An Incident of the Capture of Lookout Mountain
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Lookout Mountain, Battle of, Tenn., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Genl. Joseph Hooker, who led the assault on Lookout Mountain
Author: Staff Ride Handbook For The Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863 [Illustrated Edition]
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Author: Dr. Christopher GabelPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782899359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Includes over 30 maps and Illustrations The Staff Ride Handbook for the Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863, provides a systematic approach to the analysis of this key Civil War campaign. Part I describes the organization of the Union and Confederate Armies, detailing their weapons, tactics, and logistical, engineer, communications, and medical support. It also includes a description of the U.S. Navy elements that featured so prominently in the campaign. Part II consists of a campaign overview that establishes the context for the individual actions to be studied in the field. Part III consists of a suggested itinerary of sites to visit in order to obtain a concrete view of the campaign in its several phases. For each site, or “stand,” there is a set of travel directions, a discussion of the action that occurred there, and vignettes by participants in the campaign that further explain the action and which also allow the student to sense the human “face of battle.” Part IV provides practical information on conducting a Staff Ride in the Vicksburg area, including sources of assistance and logistical considerations. Appendix A outlines the order of battle for the significant actions in the campaign. Appendix B provides biographical sketches of key participants. Appendix C provides an overview of Medal of Honor conferral in the campaign. An annotated bibliography suggests sources for preliminary study.
The assault on Lookout Mountain. 24th Nov
Author: War Scenes, Views and Pointers
Author: Western And Atlantic RailroadPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265762882
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Excerpt from War Scenes, Views and Pointers: Lookout Mountain Route After the repulse of the second assault before Gen. Cleburne's entrenchments, the dry leaves and dead wood were set on fire by the bombshells and gun wadding and burned rapidly around the Federal wounded. This horrible scene was observed by the Confederates, and they were ordered to suspend further battle until the Fed erais could carry off their wounded, who were in danger of being burned alive. Thus the Federal wounded were rescued from such an awful fate. In this great battle the Federal army num bered about one hundred thousand men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Chattanooga--a Death Grip on the Confederacy
Author: James L. McDonoughPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870496301
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The trust of events in McDougall's highly charged narrative brings alive the key figures on this stage. The Unions four most successful generals served together in only this one campaign, which was the last for the controversial Braxton Bragg.
Attu
Author: John Haile CloePublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780996583732
Category : Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Battle of Attu, which took place from 11-30 May 1943, was a battle fought between forces of the United States, aided by Canadian reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and the Empire of Japan on Attu Island off the coast of the Territory of Alaska as part of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during the American Theater and the Pacific Theater and was the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated territory of the United States. It is also the only land battle in which Japanese and American forces fought in Arctic conditions. The more than two-week battle ended when most of the Japanese defenders were killed in brutal hand-to-hand combat after a final banzai charge broke through American lines. Related products: Aleutian Islands: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/aleutian-islands-us-army-campaigns-world-war-ii-pamphlet Aleutians, Historical Map can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/aleutians-historical-map-poster Other products produced by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/national-park-service-nps World War II resources collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/world-war-ii