Video

The Army of the Cumberland Assaults Missionary Ridge - with Park Historian Jim Ogden

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

Description

On November 25, 1863, US General George H. Thomas' Army of the Cumberland was tasked to take the earthworks at Missionary Ridge's base. However, his men not only took the works but continued up the ridge, eventually puncturing the thin Confederate line and routing the bulk of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Duration

53 minutes, 17 seconds

Credit

NPS

Date Created

11/25/2020

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