Blue and Gray Trail
Civil War Encyclopedia
Civil War in Georgia
On the Blue and Gray Trail
Civil War by state
Today in the Civil War
This year in the Civil War
Battles
Images
Places
Feature Stories
Links
Search
Patrick Cleburne
| October 8, 1862 | Battle of Perryville
Braxton Bragg [CS] and Don Carlos Buell [US] fight the largest battle on Kentucky soil. The battle is generally regarded as a draw, although Buell claimed victory. Less than half of Buell's men participated because he did not know a major battle was taking place less than 2 miles from his headquarters |
Kentucky |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Don Carlos Buell | ||
| Army of the Ohio | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Confederate Invasion of Kentucky | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Simon Bolivar Buckner | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Cheatham | ||
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| November 25, 1863 | Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga
Three Union armies attacked the Army of Tennessee atop Missionary Ridge, east of downtown Chattanooga. Patrick Cleburne stopped William Tecumseh Sherman from the north, although outnumbered 10 to 1. Joe Hooker was seriously delayed by burnt bridges and failed to hit the southern end of Bragg's line near Rossville, Georgia. Thomas' Army of the Cumberland struck the center, breaking Bragg's line and forcing a retreat. Sheridan, ordered to pursue, was stopped dead in his tracks by William Hardee's rear guard action. |
Tennessee Georgia |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| John Breckinridge | ||
| George Thomas | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Army of the Cumberland | ||
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| November 26, 1863 | Battle of Ringgold Gap
Patrick Cleburne's [CS] rear guard action against Joseph Hooker [US] following the defeat at Missionary Ridge gives Braxton Bragg time to establish a line in Dalton, GA |
Georgia |
| Battles for Chattanooga | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| August 30, 1864 | Sherman's army descends in force south of Atlanta. Hood responds by sending corps under Patrick Cleburne and Stephen Lee to defend the Macon and Western Railroad | Georgia |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
| John Bell Hood |
Irish-born and British-trained, Patrick Cleburne was an Arkansas lawyer before joining the Confederate forces. He played important roles in the battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Pickett's Mill, Atlanta and Jonesboro.
Links appearing on this page:
Links appearing on this page:
Patrick Cleburne was last changed on - March 11, 2006
Patrick Cleburne was added on - March 11, 2006
Battles | Places | Events by year | Events by date | Feature Stories |
Bookstore | Links | Who We Are |