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Chattanooga
Gateway to the
Heart of the Confederacy
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In the fall of 1863, after 2-1/2 years of bloody fighting, anti-war sentiment in the North was growing. The Union's decisive defeat at Chickamauga in September served only to increase the anti-war sentiment while strengthen Confederate morale. Time was running out for Lincoln and the Union. An invasion had to be mounted soon. Lincoln
Chattanooga, with its extensive railroad network, was the key. If Lincoln was to launch his invasion in time to save his presidency (and the Union) he needed Chattanooga. Without it, an invasion could not be launched in time.
It's the fall of 1863 in the mountains of southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia. The colors are beautiful, but the rains are heavy and a cold morning frost covers the ground. We start with the events leading up to Chattanooga including the Battle at Chickamauga. We then discuss the facts surrounding each battle comprising the siege and capture of Chattanooga. The battles we've included are:
The Battle for Brown's Ferry
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Civil War began on April 12, 1861. For Jefferson Davis and the
Confederacy, it was a defensive war. They didn't have to attack and
defeat the Union Armies. To win, they needed only to hold out long
enough to turn public sentiment in the North against the war. For
Lincoln and the Union, it was a different story. They had no choice
but to attack, and to win they had to decisively defeat the
Confederate Armies and crush the Confederate morale. Lincoln knew
there was only one way to accomplish this - an invasion into the
heart of the Confederacy. 
