John C. Breckinridge’s Confederates move out to confront Franz Sigel’s Federal Army of West Virginia advancing south “up” Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Smaller operations take place in West Virginia, including a clash at Cloyd’s Mountain.
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The Battle of Chattanooga: Missionary Ridge
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals finally break the siege of Chattanooga and nearly break Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee in the process.
The Battle of Chattanooga: Orchard Knob
Ulysses S. Grant begins efforts to break his Federals out of Chattanooga by assaulting forward Confederate positions at the base of Missionary Ridge.
The Army of Tennessee: Resentment Toward Bragg
President Jefferson Davis learns that the top commanders in the Confederate Army of Tennessee no longer have confidence in Braxton Bragg as their leader.
The Battle of Stones River: Day Two
Braxton Bragg’s Confederates renew their attacks on the William S. Rosecrans’s Federal army after Bragg discovers that Rosecrans had not retreated as hoped.
The Battle of Stones River
A major battle begins near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, when Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee attacks the Federal army under William S. Rosecrans.