RiverPoint Trailhead on the Tennessee Riverwalk at Lost Mound Drive in the 3800 block of Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN

An amphibious assault across the Tennessee to attack the Confederate right along Missionary Ridge was intended by Ulysses S. Grant to be his main offensive blow at Chattanooga in November, 1863. His most trusted subordinated, William T. Sherman, would lead the attack across the rain swollen river. Join National Military Park Historian Jim Ogden for this two-hour part walking part car caravan tour look at “Uncle Billy’s” efforts to implement his boss’s plan.