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Missionary Ridge, 25 Nov. '63. Bragg had a strong natural position on Missionary Ridge. His right, or "strategic," flank was held by 14 brigades in Hardee's corps.
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Missionary Ridge is a geographic feature in Chattanooga, Tennessee, site of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, a battle in the American Civil War, fought on November 25, 1863.
Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Braxton Bragg is defeated by U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, George Thomas and Joseph Hooker in a defeat that many believe was the South's last hope

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Missionary Ridge, low mountain ridge, southeastern U.S., situated in southern Tennessee and northern Georgia. The ridge, about 16 km (about 10 mi) long, lies southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee, near Lookout Mountain. The Battle of Chattanooga (1863) of the American Civil War was fought on Missionary Ridge, and part of this ridge is included in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. See Chattanooga, Battle of.

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