Federal artillery opens fire on Chattanooga, as William S. Rosecrans tries enveloping the vital railroad city.
Tag: Army of the Cumberland
The Chattanooga Campaign Begins
William S. Rosecrans’s Federal Army of the Cumberland finally begins moving out of Tullahoma to capture the vital railroad city of Chattanooga.
Not Watching with an Evil Eye
Braxton Bragg and his Confederate army look to take back Middle Tennessee, while the Lincoln administration continues pressuring William S. Rosecrans to advance.
Greatly Tried and Dissatisfied
William S. Rosecrans prepares his Federal Army of the Cumberland to advance on Chattanooga as his superiors continue pressing him to move faster. Meanwhile, Braxton Bragg proposes a concentration of Confederate armies in the Western Theater.
The Slow Conquest of Middle Tennessee
William S. Rosecrans’s Federal Army of the Cumberland captures Tullahoma, but Rosecrans still faces criticism for not moving against Chattanooga fast enough.
The Tullahoma Campaign Begins
William S. Rosecrans finally begins moving his Federal Army of the Cumberland to oppose Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army at Tullahoma, Tennessee.