“It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow to fond it.” The battle of Vicksburg started by capturing the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. The battle of Chattanooga started by a command of the military Division of Mississippi, General Grant then fought a series of battles to the end of Chattanooga. Vicksburg and Chattanooga were both vital in the Civil War.
First, three battles of Chattanooga were fought in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first battle of Chattanooga, the second battle of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Campaign. The first battle of Chattanooga was a minor artillery bombardment battle in the American Civil War, which was fought on June 7-8, 1862. In late spring 1862, the confederate …show more content…
On June 7, the force arrived and Negley ordered the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry out to make military observations. Pennsylvania Infantry found confederate troops on the opposite side of the river along the banks and atop Cameron Hill and brought up two artillery batteries to fire on the rebel troops and sent infantry to the river banks to act as sharpshooters. Smith reported that Negley and the Confederate loss was minor. The attack on Chattanooga was a warning that Union troops could mount assaults whenever they would like to. The attack also prompted Smith to take out confederate troops to defend Chattanooga. On June 18,1862, redeployment of troops allowed general Morgan to capture the Cumberland Gap. The second battle of Chattanooga was to convince Bragg to evacuate the city because of the union artillery bombardment on August 21, 1863. August 16,1863, General William S. Rosecrans, launched a campaign to take Chattanooga, Tennessee. John T. Wilber's brigade of the Union 4th Division marched to a location northeast of Chattanooga where Confederates could see them, reinforcing Braxton Bragg's expectations of a Union attack on the town from the direction. When Wilber reached the Tennessee river opposite from Chattanooga, he ordered the