Battle of Wauhatchie
1863 battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Wauhatchie was fought October 28–29, 1863, in Hamilton and Marion counties, Tennessee, and Dade County, Georgia, in the American Civil War. A Union force had seized Brown's Ferry on the Tennessee River, opening a supply line to the Union army in Chattanooga. Confederate forces attempted to dislodge the Union force defending the ferry and again close this supply line but were defeated. Wauhatchie was one of the few night battles of the Civil War.
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Battle of Wauhatchie | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Map of the engagement at Wauhatchie, Tenn. by Julius Bien & Co. | |||||||
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United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Micah Jenkins | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
420 (78 KIA, 327 WIA, 15 Missing) | 408 (34 KIA, 305 WIA, 69 Missing) |
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