Ulysses S. Grant pushes John G. Foster at Knoxville to take the offensive, but the Federals are reluctant to hunt down the Confederates in such harsh winter weather.
Category: Tennessee
Winter Freezes Action in East Tennessee
The Knoxville campaign ends in bitter cold, as James Longstreet looks to punish some of his Confederate officers for the recent failures in northeastern Tennessee.
The Bean’s Station Engagement
James Longstreet’s Confederates attack a Federal detachment in the hopes of gaining more foraging ground for winter.
Sherman “Rescues” Burnside at Knoxville
William T. Sherman’s Federals hurry from Chattanooga to aid the Federals at Knoxville, only to find that they are not in as desperate shape as anticipated.
The Battle of Fort Sanders
James Longstreet’s tentative Confederate siege of Knoxville climaxes with an assault on the nearly impregnable Federal defenses, while a Federal force is on its way to reinforce the Knoxville defenders.
The Battle of Chattanooga: Aftermath
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal victory at Chattanooga opens Georgia to invasion and leads to a command change in the Confederate Army of Tennessee.