Battle of Orchard Knob

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The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Orchard Knob
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignGoal break Confederate siege of Chattanooga
category 19th-century battle in North America
Military history of Tennessee
city Chattanooga, Tennessee
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army of the Cumberland
commander George H. Thomas
Gordon Granger
Ulysses S. Grant
commemoratedBy Orchard Knob Reservation
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date November 23, 1863
followedBy Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Missionary Ridge
forcesEngaged Confederate Army of Tennessee elements
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army of the Cumberland divisions
front Chattanooga front
frontlineChange Union advanced positions toward Missionary Ridge
geographicalFeature knob (hill)
location Chattanooga
Orchard Knob
Tennessee
managedBy Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
militaryOperation Union reconnaissance in force turned assault
objective seizure of Orchard Knob
opposingCommander Braxton Bragg
William J. Hardee
partOf Chattanooga Campaign
precededBy Battle of Wauhatchie
purpose prepare for main attack on Missionary Ridge
relatedEvent Battle of Chattanooga
Siege of Chattanooga
result Union victory
state Tennessee
strategicSignificance improved Union observation of Confederate positions
secured key elevated position near Chattanooga
served as staging ground for Union assaults on Missionary Ridge
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod American Civil War, 1863
linked to: American Civil War
typeOfAction assault on fortified hill
year 1863

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Chattanooga Campaign includesBattle Battle of Orchard Knob
Battle of Missionary Ridge precededBy Battle of Orchard Knob
Orchard Knob battle Battle of Orchard Knob
Battle of Chattanooga notableEngagement Battle of Orchard Knob