Miracle at Chattanooga’s Battle of Missionary Ridge
•October 19, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
While Braxton Bragg dawdled near Chattanooga, Ulysses S. Grant set about preparing a most improbable charge at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. More »
•October 19, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
While Braxton Bragg dawdled near Chattanooga, Ulysses S. Grant set about preparing a most improbable charge at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. More »
•October 14, 2018 • Read Comments (2)
Union infantry moved dangerously into Confederate-held territory in middle Tennessee leading to a disastrous battle at Thompson’s Station. More »
•October 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
James Longstreet’s bloody assault at the Battle of Chickamauga broke the Union’s string of victories, but failed to make gains for the Confederates. More »
•October 11, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Attempting to draw Kentucky into the Confederacy, the Rebels risked it all at the 1862 Battle of Richmond. More »
•October 7, 2018 • 1 Comment
Few Union men saw more of the Civil War or its principal commanders than Medal of Honor awardee Horace Porter. More »
•October 5, 2018 • 1 Comment
With a plethora of colorful nicknames, alcohol was widely abused in both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. More »
•October 4, 2018 • 1 Comment
As exhausted Confederate soldiers shivered outside Nashville, Union General George Thomas prepared to launch a devastating frontal assault. More »
•October 2, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
After both armies blundered into each other at the dry riverbed, the ensuing Battle of Perryville would prove to be a comedy—or tragedy—of errors. More »
•September 22, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Locals still live with reminders of the Chattanooga Campaign and its aftermath 150 years after the American Civil War. More »
•September 20, 2018 • 1 Comment
When James Andrews’ Federal raiders stole his train, a determined William Fuller took action; the Great Locomotive Chase had begun. More »
