Attack at Suck Creek

Attack at Suck Creek 

Trails sign located at 1831 Suck Creek Road, Chattanooga TN 37402 

Early in the siege, the fragile Union supply line ran along the bank of the Tennessee River here and it proved to be vulnerable to Confederate harassment from the other side. On Oct. 8, 1863, Confederates assembled across the river, shooting at the supply trains moving along the river. This action forced the Union supplies to an even more tenuous route for several weeks.

Raccoon Mountain 

Trails sign located at Raccoon Mountain Caverns, 319 West Hills Drive, Chattanooga TN 37419 

Union Gen. U.S. Grant recognized this Confederate-occupied mountain as the key to supplying his hungry troops in Chattanooga in the fall of 1863. On Oct. 27, 1863, Union forces cleared out Confederate sharpshooters here, opening up the “Cracker Line” of supply into the city.

Attack at Suck Creek and Across from it Raccoon Mountain.