Grant Tells the War, Part 04: Chattanooga
As part of their preparation to co-author their book Unconditional Surrender: Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War, Chris Mackowski and Curt Fields (as U.S. Grant) sat down to talk about the war from Grant’s perspective. The result was a nine-part series that served as the outline for Unconditional Surrender, published by Savas Beatie as part of the Emerging Civil War Series.
In this episode, Grant shifts from Mississippi to east Tennessee to lift the besieged Federal troops trapped in Chattanooga. The resulting string of successes rejuvenated the army, led to victories at Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge, and unlocked the road to Atlanta.
For more on Unconditional Surrender, or to order a copy, visit www.savasbeatie.com/unconditional-surrender-ulysses-s-grant-in-the-civil-war/.
If you’d like to see more of Curt Fields as Ulysses S. Grant, check out “Fridays with Grant,” presented by our partners at the Civil War Roundtable Congress.
