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Background

The disastrous Confederate defeat at Missionary Ridge on November 25 dealt a staggering blow to the Confederate Army of Tennessee and forced the haggard army into a retreat into Northwest Georgia. The army soon came upon the mountain pass known as the Ringgold Gap. To give time for his artillery and wagontrains to get through the gap, Confederate General Braxton Bragg decided to send orders to his rear, supervised by General Patrick Cleburne, to defend the pass "at all hazards" from the Union army. Missionary Ridge is a geographic feature in Chattanooga, Tennessee, site of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, a battle in the American Civil War, fought on November 25, 1863. ... The Army of Tennessee was formed in November 1862. ... Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ...

The Battle

At three a.m. Cleburne readied his men and waited until the Union force was almost upon them. Then the dawn darkness was shattered by the thunder of artillery and rifle. Hooker's force was taken utterly by surprise, but tried to use his numbers to gain the advantage. He tried to outflank the Confederates on the right and on the left, but the Confederates held their positions. For five hours the slaughter commenced, Hooker gaining little ground on the Confederates. Cleburne's men stayed to about noon, then retreated, successfully allowing the wagons and artillery to pass through the gap unharmed.

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