Tullahoma Campaign

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The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign
military campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
casualtiesRelative low compared to strategic gains
combatant Confederate Army
Union Army
commanderForces Braxton Bragg
William S. Rosecrans
linked to: William Rosecrans
ConfederateArmyFormation Army of Tennessee
ConfederateStrengthApprox 40000–45000 soldiers
conflict American Civil War
country United States
dateYear 1863
endDate 1863-07-03
feature extensive use of deception and feints
minimal major pitched battles
followedBy Chattanooga Campaign
Chickamauga Campaign
forcedMovement Confederate withdrawal to Chattanooga
geographicFocus Cumberland Plateau region
Duck River line
historicalAssessment one of the most brilliantly executed Union maneuvers of the war
location Middle Tennessee
Tennessee
namedAfter Tullahoma, Tennessee
notableEngagement Battle of Guy’s Gap
Battle of Hoover’s Gap
Battle of Liberty Gap
Battle of Shelbyville
objective Dislodge Confederate Army of Tennessee from Middle Tennessee
opposingCommander Braxton Bragg
William S. Rosecrans
linked to: William Rosecrans
outcome Confederate retreat from Middle Tennessee
partOf Western Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Stones River Campaign
primaryTactic flanking movements
maneuver warfare
result Union victory
startDate 1863-06-24
strategicEffect Threat to Chattanooga
Union control of Middle Tennessee
theaterCommanderConfederate Braxton Bragg
theaterCommanderUnion William S. Rosecrans
linked to: William Rosecrans
UnionArmyFormation Army of the Cumberland
UnionStrengthApprox 60000–70000 soldiers
weatherCondition heavy rain
muddy roads

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Braxton Bragg battle Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Chickamauga precededBy Tullahoma Campaign
Chattanooga Campaign precededBy Tullahoma Campaign
Army of the Ohio engagement Tullahoma Campaign
Army of Tennessee participatedIn Tullahoma Campaign
Army of the Cumberland engagement Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Missionary Ridge followedBy Relief of the Siege of Chattanooga
linked to: Tullahoma Campaign
Union Army campaigns hasPart Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Stones River followedBy Tullahoma Campaign
William Rosecrans notableBattle Tullahoma Campaign
Department of the Cumberland oversawCampaign Tullahoma Campaign
Alexander McDowell McCook participatedIn Tullahoma Campaign
Hardee's Corps engagement Tullahoma Campaign
Benjamin F. Cheatham participatedIn Tullahoma Campaign
Chickamauga Campaign precededBy Tullahoma Campaign
John T. Wilder participatedIn Tullahoma Campaign
subject linked to: Union General John T. Wilder
30th Indiana Infantry Regiment engagedIn Tullahoma Campaign
IV Corps (Army of the Cumberland) campaign Tullahoma Campaign
Campaigns of the American Civil War hasPart Tullahoma Campaign
Thomas L. Crittenden participantIn Tullahoma Campaign
Alexander McCook participatedIn Tullahoma Campaign
Jefferson C. Davis participatedIn Tullahoma Campaign
subject linked to: Jefferson
Battle of Guy’s Gap partOf Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Guy’s Gap campaign Tullahoma Campaign
Duck River line associatedWithCampaign Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Hoover’s Gap partOf Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Hoover’s Gap relatedEvent Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Shelbyville partOf Tullahoma Campaign
Battle of Shelbyville relatedEvent Battle of Tullahoma
linked to: Tullahoma Campaign