Chattanooga Events

1862 Jun 7
to 1862 Jun 8
 First Battle of Chattanooga
Description: In late Spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. The Union had to redistribute i...
1863 Aug 21
to 1863 Sep 8
 Second Battle of Chattanooga
Description: On August 16, 1863, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, launched a campaign to take Chattanooga. Col. John T. Wilder’s brigade of the Uni...
1863 Nov 24 Battle of Lookout Mountain - Marks Start of Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign
Description: From the last days of September through October 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army laid siege to the Union army under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans at Chattanooga, cutting off its...