Ringgold Gap, November 27, 1863

Ringgold Gap, November 27, 1863 is a Georgia historical marker in Catoosa County, dedicated 1996.

US 41 at the Ringgold Pavillion on US 41 in Ringgold.

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After the battle of Missionary Ridge, Bragg's Confederate Army retreated through the gap in disorder towards Dalton. Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne was ordered to take position in the gap, hold back the Federals, and save the trains and artillery from capture. Exercising his only independent command, Cleburne utilized the terrain and his well-trained troops to hold up Federal pursuit for five precious hours. The trains and artillery were saved. By Joint Resolution, the Confederate Congress thanked Cleburne for his achievement.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1892 · Catoosa, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1935 · Ringgold, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1946 · Ringgold, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government, 1796, covering the location of Ringgold Gap, November 27, 1863, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government, 1796, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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