The Campaign for Chattanooga: Death Knell of the Confederacy (2012)

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The Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was an important Union victory in the the Civil War. The city was a vital rail hub that, once taken, became the gateway for later campaigns in the Deep South, including the capture of Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea. A Confederate soldier called the Battle of Chattanooga "the death knell of the Confederacy.