US Civil War. Battle of Missionary Ridge
US Civil War. Battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. Gen. George Thomas 23, 000 soldiers were ordered to attack Confederate trenches at the base of the 2 mile long Missionary Ridge. Once having done so, to escape Rebel fire from above, they sought shelter in the steep sides of the ridge. Without orders, they then scaled to its top and broke the Confederate line by sundown, resulting in Rebel retreat of thirty miles toward Atlanta, Georgia
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13123859
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45370931
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3000px x 2250px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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