This week in history: 23rd-25th November 1863
After the Confederate triumph at Chickamauga in September 1863, the victorious General Braxton Bragg sought to starve the besieged Union troops at Chattanooga in November. However, General Ulysses S. Grant’s vital ‘Cracker Line’ supply route restored his army’s morale and resolve, enabling a breakout and an incredible reversal of fortunes. The Chattanooga railway hub served as the pivotal base for General William T. Sherman’s ‘March to the Sea’ the following year.
Read more: Chattanooga: Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain
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Added: 28th November 2022
