hi my name is Chris Young and I'm one of
the park rangers here at chaga and
Chattanooga National military Park and
this is the Civil War 160th and
60 on November 4th 1863 confederate
general braxon Bragg messaged his
subordinate General James Long Street at
the base of Lookout Mountain to move
with your command as indicated in our
conference yesterday long Street's
troops along with the ballot of
Confederate general Joseph Wheeler's
Cavalry were to move into East Tennessee
the Confederate Commander told Long
Street every preparation is ordered to
advance you as fast as possible and the
success of the plan depends on rapid
movements and sudden blows your object
should be to drive Burnside out of East
Tennesse first or better to capture or
destroy him on November 7 7th General
ulysis S Grant telegraphed General
Ambrose Burnside that he had ordered an
immediate movement from Chattanooga to
carry Missionary Ridge and to threaten
or attack the railroad between Cleveland
Tennessee and Dalton Georgia Grant
believed this attack would draw the
enemy from burnside's Western
flame of course this immediate movement
never happened and it wasn't until
November 5th the US troops accomplished
what was likely the most successful
frontal assault of the civil war against
Confederates a top Missionary Ridge four
days later burnside's forces located
within Knoxville's Fort Sanders defeated
long Street's attacking Confederates
Bragg's plan to drive Burnside out of
East Tennessee first or better yet to
capture or destroy him ultimately failed
and Chattanooga Knoxville
and most of East Tennessee remained
under Us
control