Also Known As
- Battle Above the Clouds
Date
- November 24, 1863
Location
- Near the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Ulysses S. Grant
- Major General Joseph Hooker
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General Braxton Bragg
- Major General Carter L. Stevenson
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Cumberland, 11th and 12th Army Corps
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of Tennessee (2 brigades from Cheatham’s Division and 2 brigades from Stevenson’s Division)
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 10,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 8,700
Estimated Union Casualties
- 400-650 (killed, wounded and missing/captured)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 1,200 (killed, wounded and missing/captured)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- General Hooker’s victory at the Battle of Lookout Mountain enabled him to assist in the Union victory at the Battle of Missionary Ridge on the following day.
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
