SEPTEMBER 4, 1863:
General
Ambrose Burnside U.S.A., who has occupied Knoxville, Tennessee, begins an
ambitious program to rebuild the railroad infrastructure south to Chattanooga.
The Confederates had torn up track and damaged bridges in an attempt to stymie
any Union advance, and Burnside put his engineers to work aggressively,
repairing any damage. Within days, Federal supplies began flowing freely toward
the north Georgia area where Braxton Bragg C.S.A.’s men were digging in for
battle.
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