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on Lookout Mountain at the entrance to historic Point Park, The Battles
for Chattanooga Electric Map & Museum is the perfect starting point
for your tour of the area's Civil War battle sites. Our spectacular
three-dimensional electronic battle map presentation of Chattanooga's
Civil War history features 5,000 miniature soldiers, 650 lights, sound
effects and exceptional details of the major battles which were fought
here in November of 1863. Hear and see about Chattanooga's Battle
Above the Clouds and Sherman's assault on Missionary ridge before
his historic March To the Sea. See
an excellent relic and weapon collection and 
peruse
the bookstore for well-known works about the Civil War. After
you learn about the battles, be sure to
take a walk over to Point Park - site of the famous Battle Above
the Clouds. The Battles for Chattanooga Museum and Electric Map
lets you experience the battles as they were fought over 130 years ago
- the battles that sealed the fate of the Confederacy.
The
battles for Chattanooga changed the outcome of the Civil War. On November
27, following the decisive victories at Chattanooga, General
Ulysses S. Grant immediately instituted the Chattanooga - Ringgold campaign
and followed the day of National Thanksgiving and Prayer with
his announcement to the Washington war office that the rout of the Confederates
was most complete. So disastrous were the battles of Lookout Mountain,
Missionary Ridge and at Orchard Knob that on November 29, General Braxton
Bragg asked to be relieved of his duties and was promptly replaced by
Lieutenant General W.J. Hardee. It was the beginning of the end for
the South. The next spring, Sherman used Chattanooga for his base as
he started his march to Atlanta and the sea.
Lookout
Mountain
On November 24, 1863, 
the
ordinary fog of war was augmented by
a thick heavy mist that hung over Lookout Mountain all day. The ensuing
conflict would come to be known as The Battle Above the Clouds.
Wauhatchie
Gaining
control of Wauhatchie, a junction of the Nashville and Trenton railroads,
gave the Union control of its short supply lines and enabled them to
quickly resupply the starving troops in Chattanooga.
Missionary
Ridge
On November 25, 1863, troops under the command of General George H.
Thomas charged the Confederate rifle pits at the base of Missionary
Ridge and without waiting for orders scaled the heights in one of the
great charges of the war.
Orchard Knob
From his vantage point on Orchard Knob, General Ulysses S. Grant directed
the Army of the Cumberland as it advanced against Missionary ridge on
November 25, 1863.
Brown's Ferry
On
the morning of October 27, 1863, Union forces silently glided down the
Tennessee River and surprised pickets at Brown's Ferry opening the way
for the famous Cracker Line supply route.
The
American Civil War called for incredibly heroic leaders. The South
had Robert E. Lee leading it's armies right from the very beginning.
However,
President Lincoln did not find a general who could succeed for the
North until he found Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln tried and rejected
six generals before he found Grant. Although these generals possessed
leadership skills and military know-how, most had no skill at winning
battles. Grant
was a quiet, unassuming 39 year old from West Point whose persistence
and strength of character enabled him to get the job done. Grant had
the ability to inspire and lead men with excitement and enthusiasm.
He led the northern citizens to win battles and ultimately save the
Union.
