The Battle of Ringgold Gap was fought November 27, 1863, outside the town of Ringgold, Georgia, by the Confederate and Union armies during the American Civil War. Part of the Chattanooga Campaign, it followed a heavy Confederate loss at the Battle of Missionary Ridge from which General Braxton Bragg's artillery and wagon trains were forced to retreat south. The five hour Battle of Ringgold Gap resulted in the Confederate victory of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne and gave the Army of Tennessee safe passage to retreat through the Ringgold Gap mountain pass.
Sketch of the Battle of Ringgold Gap
The Jobe house. Ringgold, Ga. LCCN2004660516
New York Monument
Cleburne's statue at Ringgold Gap, Georgia by sculptor Ron Tunison.
Ringgold is a city in and the county seat of Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 3,414 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ringgold City Hall
Houses in Ringgold destroyed by an EF4 tornado
Ringgold, Georgia Exit