Battle of Ringgold Gap
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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
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.
Joseph Hooker
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Joseph Hooker was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate general Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Hooker had ser
Battle of Ringgold Gap
…retreating Confederate army on the morning of November 26, but confusion over the orders prevented the Union forces from getting an early start. General Joseph Hooker was given command of divisions from the IV Corps, XI Corps, XII Corps, and XV Corps and sent to cut off the Western and Atlantic railroad in pursuit…
Portrait by Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy
Hooker in an 1863 engraving
Major General Joseph Hooker, 1862. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Photograph by Mathew Brady
Major General Joseph Hooker, c. 1860–1865