Also Known As
- Battle of Brown’s Ferry
Date
- October 28–29, 1863
Location
- Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Marion County, Tennessee
- Dade County, Georgia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Joseph Hooker
- Brigadier General John W. Geary
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General James Longstreet
- Brigadier General Micah Jenkins
Union Forces Engaged
- 11th Army Corps, 12th Army Corps
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Jenkins’s Brigade, Longstreet’s Corps
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Undetermined
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Undetermined
Estimated Union Casualties
- 420 (killed, wounded and captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 408 (killed, wounded and captured/missing)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- The Battle of Wauhatchie was one of the largest night battles of the American Civil War.
- The Battle of Wauhatchie was significant because it enabled Major general Ulysses S. Grant to establish a much-needed supply line (known as the Cracker Line) to provision his starving army at Chattanooga.
Timeline of the Chattanooga Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Chattanooga Campaign in order.
- October 28–29, 1863 — Battle of Wauhatchie
- November 24–25, 1863 — Battle of Chattanooga
- November 23, 1863 — Battle of Orchard Knob
- November 24, 1863 — Battle of Lookout Mountain
- November 25, 1863 — Battle of Missionary Ridge
- November 27, 1863 — Battle of Ringgold Gap