Battle of Ringgold Gap

Battle of Ringgold Gap
Part of the American Civil War

Sketch of the Battle of Ringgold Gap
DateNovember 27, 1863 (1863-11-27)
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Hooker Patrick Cleburne
Strength
16,000[1] 4,200[2]
Casualties and losses
509 (67 KIA, 442 WIA)[3] 20 killed, 201 wounded[4]

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 followed a heavy Confederate loss at the Battle of Missionary Ridge from which General Braxton Bragg's artillery and wagon trains were forced to retreat south. The five hour Battle of Ringgold Gap resulted in the Confederate victory of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne and gave the Army of Tennessee safe passage to retreat through the Ringgold Gap mountain pass.

  1. ^ McDonough, p. 220.
  2. ^ Broome, p. 34.
  3. ^ Broome, p. 40.
  4. ^ Cozzens, p. 384.