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Hey everyone, welcome to episode number 431 of our Civil War podcast, My Name is Rich.

And I'm Tracy, hello y'all, thanks for tuning into the podcast.

As y'all will recall, with the last episode, we looked at one of the most dramatic events

of the battles for Chattanooga, when Hookers' Federals stormed and captured Lookout Mountain

on November 24th, 1863.

That evening, Ulysses Grant wired news of the day's successes to Washington.

In response, he received telegrams from both Abraham Lincoln and General and Chief

Henry Hallack, congratulating him, but still expressing concern over Burnside's situation

up at Knoxville.

Lincoln concluded his message by urging Grant to, quote, remember Burnside, Hallack was

more emphatic, telling Grant, quote, I know that you will do all in your power to relieve

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