Mallorean
General-in-chief Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck and President Abraham Lincoln believed that if the Union seized control of Chattanooga, Atlanta would be the next to fall.
Battle of Chickamauga
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jwalsh
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Chattanooga was an important rail hub and manufacturing center.