The First Battle of Chattanooga was a minor artillery battle in the American Civil War, fought on June 7–8, 1862.

Background

In late spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Chattanooga, Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. Union Maj. Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel received orders to take his division to Huntsville, Alabama, to repair railroads in the area. Soon, he occupied more than 100 miles along the Nashville & Chattanooga and Memphis & Charleston railroads. In May, Mitchel and his men sparred with Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith's men.

See also

  • Second Battle of Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga campaign

Notes

References

  • National Park Service battle description
  • CWSAC Report