General Braxton Bragg's Confederate troops were confident, having besieged Union forces in Chattanooga for months. But Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant had a plan. On November 25, 1863, Grant launched a daring assault on Missionary Ridge, ordering his troops to take the high ground. The Rebels were caught off guard, and their lines rapidly collapsed. As the Confederates fled in disarray, Grant's men secured a crushing victory, breaking the Siege of Chattanooga and paving the way for the Union's final push into the Deep South.