Contents

  a. WARTIME IMPORTANCE OF CHATTANOOGA AND EAST TENNESSEE

  b. WINTER, 1863

  c. THE TULLAHOMA CAMPAIGN

  d. FROM TULLAHOMA TO CHICKAMAUGA

  e. REINFORCEMENTS FOR GENERAL BRAGG

  f. MANEUVER FOR POSITION

  g. THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA

1. September 18—Preliminaries
2. September 19—First Day
3. September 20—Second Day

  h. THE SIEGE OF CHATTANOOGA

  i. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE BESIEGED ARMY

  j. LIFTING THE SIEGE — THE BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA

1. Orchard Knob
2. Sherman Moves
3. The Battle Above the Clouds, November 24
4. Missionary Ridge, November 25

  k. RELIEF OF KNOXVILLE

  l. EFFECTS OF THE BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA

  m. THE WAR AFTER CHATTANOOGA

  n. GUIDE TO THE AREA

1. Chickamauga Battlefield
2. Missionary Ridge
3. Point Park

  o. THE PARK

  p. HOW TO REACH THE PARK

  q. ABOUT YOUR VISIT

  r. RELATED AREAS

  s. ADMINISTRATION

  t. SUGGESTED READINGS

Tables

  1. Union Army at Chickamauga

  2. Confederate Army at Chickamauga

  3. Union Army at Chattanooga

  4. Confederate Army at Chattanooga

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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Historical Handbook Number Twenty-Five
1956 (Reprint 1961)

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C. Price 25 cents

The National Park System, of which Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director