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Fog of War:
During the battle of Lookout Mountain, misty clouds obscured the view. At Missionary Ridge a different kind of fog hindered the armies: uncertainty, confusion, and misinformation -- the so-called "fog of war."
Bragg was deceived into thinking that Union troops marching north from Chattanooga were headed toward Knoxville, not toward Missionary Ridge. Sherman misunderstood the terrain, not realizing that his target, a hill at the north end of the Ridge, was separated from the Confederate lines by a deep ravine. |