Battle of Missionary Ridge
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 44,010
Killed: 361
Wounded: 2,160
Captured or Missing: 4,146
Total Casualties: 6,667
40 cannons also captured
Confederate Officers
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Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge
Maj. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner
Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart
Brig. Gen. John K. Jackson
Brig. Gen. James Patton Anderson
Brig. Gen. States Rights Gists
Brig. Gen. William B. Bate
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Confederate Order of Battle
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Army of Tennessee
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November 25, 1863
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Union Victory
Part of the Chattanooga Campaign
National Park Service
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Battlefield Trust
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HistoryNet.com
Awaiting Orders to Attack Missionary Ridge, A Commander Records his Doubts
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New York Times
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Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 56,359
Killed: 753
Wounded: 4,722
Captured or Missing: 349
Total Casualties: 5,842
Union Officiers
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Maj. Gen. Francis Preston Blair, Jr
Brig. Gen. John E. Smith
Brig. Gen. John W. Geary
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Union Order of Battle
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Military Division of the Mississippi
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------------------ Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992
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