News that Federals had secured Brown’s Ferry outside Chattanooga enrages Braxton Bragg, and James Longstreet plans to counter with a Confederate night assault.
Tag: Chattanooga Campaign
Knocking the Cover Off the Cracker Box
Federal forces move to open the “cracker line” to feed the starving troops in Chattanooga, while Confederates try to block them.
Preparing to Open the Cracker Line
Ulysses S. Grant personally inspects the proposed supply route at Brown’s Ferry on the Tennessee River and approves the plan to open the “cracker line” to feed the Federals besieged in Chattanooga.
Grant Sets Out for Chattanooga
Ulysses S. Grant leaves Louisville to take personal command of the Federals besieged in Chattanooga as the commander of the new Military Division of the Mississippi.
Confederate Strategy Changes at Chattanooga
President Jefferson Davis travels west to inspect Confederate forces in the Deep South. He also shares an idea with Braxton Bragg, commanding the Confederate Army of Tennessee, to send part of his force to Knoxville.
Grant Takes Western Command
The Lincoln administration orders Ulysses S. Grant to Louisville, where he takes command of the new Military Division of the Mississippi, with the top priority being to break the besieged Federals out of Chattanooga.