What is "battle of chattanooga"

n. in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg [syn: Chattanooga]

There were three Battles of Chattanooga fought in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the American Civil War:

• First Battle of Chattanooga, (June 7–8, 1862) minor artillery bombardment by Union Brigadier General James S. Negley against Confederate Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith
• Second Battle of Chattanooga, (August 21, 1863), Union artillery bombardment that convinced Bragg to evacuate the city
• Chattanooga Campaign or the Battles for Chattanooga, (November 23–25, 1863) Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate General Braxton Bragg
  • Battle of Lookout Mountain and Battle of Missionary Ridge, two battles in the campaign