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Review: The Battle Of Orchard Knob

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The first sub-battle was the Battle of Orchard Knob. On November 23rd, General Ulysses S. Grant found out that Braxton Bragg was withdrawing some of his brigades. Ulysses saw the columns of Rebels marching away from Missionary Ridge. Ulysses assumed that they were on their way to support General James Longstreet near Knoxville. To stop them, Grant sent 14,000 Union troops to intercept the army of 600 Rebels at Orchard Knob. The Rebels put up a good fight, but they were heavily outnumbered, so they were eradicated. Afterwards, Ulysses S. Grant made Orchard Knob his headquarters for the rest of the

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