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Chattanooga: A Death Grip on the Confederacy
Chattanooga A Death Grip on the Confederacy Author:James Lee McDonough In the wake of the bloodshed at Chickamauga, the struggle for Chattanooga became a decisive engagement of the Civil War. The author reconstructs the siege and battles as they appeared to both Rebels and Federals, giving the reader a front-row seat at one of the major dramas in American history. — The tale culminates in the complex assault on Miss... more »ionary Ridge, which ended with the collapse of the Confederate line at its center. Reversing their situation in one final, dramatic hour, Union forces emerged victorious. The Rebels forfeited the advantage offered by their previous triumph at Chickamauga and now found the tables turned.
With Chattanooga in their grasp, the Federals stood in a position to carry the fight deeper into the South. The river and railroads both made the city important as a natural passageway which provided the Union with a staging base for military operations. On the other hand, the Rebels found their railway communications crippled. The Confederacy had earlier been split along hte Mississippi River, now it was to be severed by a second line which passed from Nashville to Atlanta via Chattnooga.« less