The Tennessee River pontoon bridge at Brown’s Ferry was a critical link in any chain for final Union success at Chattanooga; the relative strength of that link significantly impacted Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s November, 1863, offensive to fully secure the “Gateway to the Deep South.” Join National Military Park Historian Jim Ogden for a one mile, ninety-minute round trip walk down to the river at Brown’s Ferry and learn how events at this vital crossing at the end of the third week of the eleventh month shaped what became the Battles for Chattanooga days later. The tour will begin along Moccasin Bend Road just north of Hamm Road; take Manufacturers Road west from US 27 and follow the Special Events signs.