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The Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown and Charleston Railroad Company begins construction Missionary Ridge Railroad Tunnel. |
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| 1859/00/00 |
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad |
Owner |
Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown and Charleston Railroad goes bankrupt constructing the Whiteside Tunnel. Their susccesor, the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, completes the structure the as part of their Chattanooga Branch. |
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| 1863/11/25 |
Patrick Cleburne |
Confederate General |
General Pat Cleburne's Rebel troops emerge from the Whiteside Tunnel, attack the Union troops from the rear, engage in a sharp engagement and retreat through the tunnel. Sherman blockaded the western opening preventing similar attacks. |
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| 1863/11/25 |
Gen Braxton Bragg |
Confederate General |
Union forces under Maj Gens Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman and George H Thomas battle Confederate forces under Gen Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Battle of Missionary Ridge |
| 1863/11/25 |
Nathan Mullin Carpenter |
Confederate Captain |
Gen William Sherman will find the Whiteside Tunnel a disconcerting factor in his assaults on Confederate lines atop Missionary Ridge. Sherman's men either overlook or disregard the tunnel opening as they charge up the western slopes of the ridge. |
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Battle of Missionary Ridge |
| 1863/11/25 |
George Henry Thomas |
Union General |
Union forces under Maj Gens Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman and George H Thomas battle Confederate forces under Gen Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Chattanooga Campaign |
| 1863/11/25 |
Ulysses S Grant |
Union General |
Union forces under Maj Gens Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman and George H Thomas battle Confederate forces under Gen Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Chattanooga Campaign |
| 1863/11/25 |
George Henry Thomas |
Union General |
Union forces under Maj Gens Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman and George H Thomas battle Confederate forces under Gen Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Battle of Missionary Ridge |
| 1863/11/25 |
Ulysses S Grant |
Union General |
Union forces under Maj Gens Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman and George H Thomas battle Confederate forces under Gen Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Battle of Missionary Ridge |
| 1863/11/25 |
Gen Braxton Bragg |
Confederate General |
Union forces under Maj Gens Ulysses S Grant, William T Sherman and George H Thomas battle Confederate forces under Gen Braxton Bragg near Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
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Chattanooga Campaign |
| 1863/11/25 |
William T Sherman |
Union General |
Gen William Sherman will find the Whiteside Tunnel a disconcerting factor in his assaults on Confederate lines atop Missionary Ridge. Sherman's men either overlook or disregard the tunnel opening as they charge up the western slopes of the ridge. |
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Battle of Missionary Ridge |