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Battle of Ringgold Gap

By Martin Kelly, About.com

Dates: November 27, 1863
Other Names: None
Location: Ringgold Gap, Georgia
Key Individuals Involved in the Battle of Ringgold Gap: Union: Major General Joseph Hooker
Confederate: Major General Patrick R. Cleburne
Outcome: Confederate Victory. 912 casualties of which 480 were Confederate soldiers.
Overview of the Battle : Following the Union victory at Missionary Ridge and the Rebel retreat, Yankee troops set out in pursuit. Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne’s command fell back to Ringgold Gap where the Western and Atlantic Railroad passed through Taylor’s Ridge. Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Hooker sent his force forward to seize the ridge, which it failed to do after five hours of heavy fighting.
Source: CWSAC Battle Summaries

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