This sequel to Battle Above the Clouds details the dramatic final actions of the battles for Chattanooga: Missionary Ridge and the final Confederate rearguard action at Ringgold, where Patrick Cleburne held Grant's Federals at bay and saved the Army of Tennessee from further disaster.

Through hundreds of photographs, new maps and a fresh consideration of Grant's Virginia strategy and the generalship of Butler and Beauregard, this book explains the plans, events, and repercussions of the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.

The Battle of Cedar Mountain had major implications and this book describes the violent battle and its aftermath within the ranks of the Federal army.