#433- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fifteenth)

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#433- CHATTANOOGA (Part the Fifteenth)

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Oct 16, 2023

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In which the Federals pull off one of the most astonishing feats of the war as they storm Missionary Ridge outside Chattanooga on November 25, 1863.
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Oct 16, 2023

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A history podcast in which we weave together a chronological narrative of the Civil War era. Visit us at www.civilwarpodcast.org

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