Battle of the Siege of the Chattanooga Campaign

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:35th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:aftermath Opened the Deep South to Union forces
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 5,800
Confederate casualties approximately 6,500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkbp:date 1863
November 23-25, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkbp:historical_context Followed the Confederate victory at Chickamauga
Part of the larger Chattanooga Campaign
Union forces besieged in Chattanooga
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Daniel_S._Donelson
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Leonidas_Polk
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Western Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Siege of the Chattanooga Campaign
gptkbp:impact Boosted Union morale
Increased support for the Union cause
Led to further Union advances in the South
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chattanooga,_Tennessee
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Orchard_Knob
gptkbp:outcome Confederate forces retreated
Union forces lifted the siege
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic Union victory
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the supply lines