| Battle Name: | Ringgold Gap |
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| Other Names: | None |
| State: | Georgia |
| Location: | Catoosa County |
| Campaign: | Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign (1863) |
| Dates: | November 27, 1863 |
| Principal Commanders: | Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker [US]; Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne [CS] |
| Forces Engaged: | Three divisions [US]; one division [CS] |
| Estimated Casualties: | 912 total (US 432; CS 480) |
| Description: | Following the Union victory at Missionary Ridge and the Rebel retreat, Yankee troops set out in pursuit. Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne’s command fell back to Ringgold Gap where the Western & Atlantic Railroad passed through Taylor’s Ridge. Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Hooker sent his force forward to seize the ridge, which it failed to do after five hours of heavy fighting. |
| Results: | Confederate victory |