George G. Meade plans to advance against Robert E. Lee’s weakened Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, but only as part of a probing action.
Month: September 2023
Bragg’s Third Opportunity
Braxton Bragg’s Confederates squander a second chance to destroy a part of the Federal Army of the Cumberland south of Chattanooga. Bragg nevertheless decides to try attacking a third time.
Bragg’s Second Golden Opportunity
Braxton Bragg’s Confederates squander an opportunity to destroy an isolated segment of the Federal Army of the Cumberland, but Bragg quickly sees another chance to attack before the Federals can concentrate their forces.
Bragg Looks to Attack in Northern Georgia
Confederate reinforcements head out from Virginia to reinforce Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee, while Bragg devises a plan to trap an isolated segment of the Federal Army of the Cumberland south of Chattanooga.
The Fall of Little Rock
Frederick Steele’s Federal Army of Arkansas enters the state capital after two top Confederate commanders fight a duel and Sterling Price’s Confederate army withdraws.
The Fall of Chattanooga
William S. Rosecrans’s Federal Army of the Cumberland captures the important city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, without firing a shot. But Rosecrans soon finds his army dangerously spread out in rugged, hostile country.