Battle of Lookout Mountain

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The Battle of Lookout Mountain was a notable American Civil War engagement in November 1863, often called the “Battle Above the Clouds,” in which Union forces drove Confederates from the slopes of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle Above the Clouds
associatedPlace Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
attackingForce Army of the Cumberland (Union)
XI Corps (Union)
XII Corps (Union)
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignCommanderUnion Ulysses S. Grant
casualtiesSide Confederate casualties
Union casualties
commander Braxton Bragg
Carter L. Stevenson
Edward C. Walthall
George H. Thomas
Joseph Hooker
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
commemoratedBy monuments on Lookout Mountain
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date 1863-11-24
defendingForce Army of Tennessee (Confederate)
linked to: Army of Tennessee
endDate 1863-11-24
fieldCommanderUnion Joseph Hooker
followedBy Battle of Missionary Ridge
front Western Front of the American Civil War
location Lookout Mountain
near Chattanooga, Tennessee
month November
nicknameOrigin fog and clouds shrouding the mountain during the battle
notableFor Union assault up the slopes of Lookout Mountain
lifting of the Confederate threat to Chattanooga
objective to drive Confederate forces from Lookout Mountain
partOf Battles for Chattanooga
Chattanooga Campaign
precededBy Battle of Wauhatchie
preservedAt Lookout Mountain Battlefield
relatedEvent Battle of Chickamauga
Siege of Chattanooga
result Union victory
startDate 1863-11-24
state Tennessee
strategicImportance helped break the Confederate siege of Chattanooga
tacticalFeature heavy fog and clouds
steep mountain slopes
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
year 1863

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Chattanooga Campaign includesBattle Battle of Lookout Mountain
Western Theater of the American Civil War majorBattle Battle of Lookout Mountain
Edmund Pettus participantIn Battle of Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain siteOf Battle of Lookout Mountain
Joseph Hooker notableEvent Battle of Lookout Mountain
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker battle Battle of Lookout Mountain
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker
Battle of Missionary Ridge precededBy Battle of Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain Battlefield notableFor Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Orchard Knob followedBy Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Wauhatchie relatedEvent Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Wauhatchie followedBy Battle of Lookout Mountain
XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) engagedIn Battle of Lookout Mountain
Northwest Georgia historicalEvent Battle of Lookout Mountain (area influence)
linked to: Battle of Lookout Mountain
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment participatedIn Battle of Lookout Mountain
Department of the Cumberland engagedInBattle Battle of Lookout Mountain
Point Park commemorates Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battles for Chattanooga Museum depicts Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle Above the Clouds alsoKnownAs Battle of Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga, Tennessee battlesOccurred Battle of Lookout Mountain
IV Corps (Army of the Cumberland) notableEngagement Battle of Lookout Mountain
XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland) engagement Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Chattanooga notableEngagement Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Chattanooga hookerRole Joseph Hooker attacked Lookout Mountain
linked to: Battle of Lookout Mountain